Sammamish River Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Sammamish River Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Woodinville, WA. It climbs 605 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 605 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 27–327 ft
Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park
Trailhead: Sammamish River Trail · 47.73887, -122.15130
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 71°F / low 52° · precip 2% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftArrive 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 4.5 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- 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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