Sammamish River Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. It climbs 569 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 27–329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 47.69929, -122.09052
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & Puget Power Trail Walk stop 183 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto PSE Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 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.
- 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 S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & Puget Power Trail Walk stop 183 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 connector Trailhead
- Sammamish River Trail 15.4 mi · ▲ 545 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 545 ft
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- Sammamish River Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 569 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 568 ft
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