Sammamish River Trail
10 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. It climbs 465 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
10 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 19–329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.69912, -122.09963
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 51° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Transit-accessible: NE 116th St & 179th Ct NE stop 504 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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 N.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
- 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 S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn right, 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 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NE 116th St & 179th Ct NE stop 504 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 2.1 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10 mi · ▲ 465 ft
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