Sammamish River Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Sammamish River Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. It climbs 465 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 328 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.69912, -122.09963
Nearest town Avondale, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Elevation 27–329 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.69912, -122.09963

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 71°F / low 53° · precip 40% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: NE 116th St & 179th Ct NE stop 504 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading W.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

39% gravel17% paved10% grass8% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 71°F53°
Precip40%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 40% rain8 PM: 34% rain9 PM: 19% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sat 71°52° 24%
Sun 74°50°
Mon 71°48°
Tue 74°50°
Wed 85°51°
Thu 75°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE 116th St & 179th Ct NE stop 504 m from the trailhead

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