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Sammamish River Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Sammamish River Park near Hollywood Hill, WA. It climbs 400 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 – 348 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73645, -122.13195
Nearest town Hollywood Hill, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

9 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 17–346 ft

Out & Back · Sammamish River Park

Trailhead: 47.73645, -122.13195

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

63% paved21% dirt15% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 8:13 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM — 15 min before dark.

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