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.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 328 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.69912, -122.09963
Nearest town Avondale, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading W.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 1.9 miTurn left onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 200 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
  21. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 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

38% gravel16% paved10% grass8% dirt28% 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 0.5 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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE 116th St & 179th Ct NE stop 504 m from the trailhead

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