Sammamish River Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 3 hr

Sammamish River Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. It climbs 339 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 312 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.69882, -122.11428
Nearest town Avondale, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 339 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 27–311 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.69882, -122.11428

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: NE 111th St & 172nd Ave NE stop 277 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

28% gravel18% paved13% dirt11% grass30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE 111th St & 172nd Ave NE stop 277 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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