Sammamish River Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Sammamish River Park near Hollywood Hill, WA. It climbs 305 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 345 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail 47.73631, -122.13535
Nearest town Hollywood Hill, WA
Directions
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Sammamish River Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 17–345 ft
Out & Back · Sammamish River Park
Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail · 47.73631, -122.13535
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start on Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
65% paved22% dirt12% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.
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