Sammamish River Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. It climbs 457 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 328 ft11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.70004, -122.09697
Nearest town Avondale, WA
Directions
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Sammamish River Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 27–329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.70004, -122.09697
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & 11000 Block stop 303 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto PSE Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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.
- 300 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.
- 2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, 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
39% gravel17% paved9% grass9% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & 11000 Block stop 303 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 1.9 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 457 ft
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