Sammamish River Trail
9.8 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. It climbs 435 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
9.8 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 27–329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.70177, -122.10058
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: NE 116th St & 179th Ct NE stop 216 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto PSE Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 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 SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 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 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NE 116th St & 179th Ct NE stop 216 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
More from this trailhead
- PSE Trail 2 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- PSE Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- PSE Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 435 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 435 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10 mi · ▲ 435 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 435 ft
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