Sammamish River Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Sammamish River Trail is a 9.9-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 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.70004, -122.09697
Nearest town Avondale, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 457 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 27–329 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.70004, -122.09697

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 51° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & 11000 Block stop 303 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto PSE Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 2 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 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

41% gravel16% paved9% grass8% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F51°
Precip16%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity69%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sun 75°52°
Mon 69°52°
Tue 75°49°
Wed 80°50°
Thu 69°53°
Fri 73°48° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & 11000 Block stop 303 m from the trailhead

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