Sammamish River Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 9.9-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 ft11.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.69912, -122.09963
Nearest town Avondale, WA
Directions
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Sammamish River Trail
9.9 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 3 hr 32 min
Elevation 27–329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.69912, -122.09963
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: NE 116th St & 179th Ct NE stop 504 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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
38% gravel18% paved9% grass8% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NE 116th St & 179th Ct NE stop 504 m from 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
More from this trailhead
- PSE Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10 mi · ▲ 465 ft
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