Sammamish River Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Sammamish River Park near Wayne, WA. It climbs 695 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 390 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73601, -122.20610
Nearest town Wayne, WA
Directions
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Sammamish River Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 3 hr 59 min
Elevation 18–390 ft
Out & Back · Sammamish River Park
Trailhead: 47.73601, -122.20610
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: 100th Ave NE & NE 151st St stop 192 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Ninth Green at Nine, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Ninth Green at Nine, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
55% paved23% dirt5% gravel17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 100th Ave NE & NE 151st St stop 192 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Tolt Pipeline Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 680 ft
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