Sammamish River Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. It climbs 320 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 27–329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: PSE Trail · 47.69974, -122.10667
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: 179th Ave NE & NE 108th Way stop 326 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on PSE Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 179th Ave NE & NE 108th Way stop 326 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.2 mi · loop · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.5 mi · loop · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.5 mi · loop · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
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