Farrel-McWhirter Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 328 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sammamish River Trail 47.73887, -122.15130
Nearest town Woodinville, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 2 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

42% gravel16% paved10% dirt8% grass24% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F52°
Precip2%Wind2 mphUV3Humidity81%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Wed 63°51°
Thu 63°48° 58%
Fri 62°47° 80%
Sat 67°42° 20%
Sun 54°51° 15%
Mon 60°51° 28%

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.

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