Looking south on the Sammamish River near junction with North Creek.jpg
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Sammamish River Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Sammamish River Park near Wayne, WA. It climbs 695 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 390 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73601, -122.20610
Nearest town Wayne, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 18–390 ft

Out & Back · Sammamish River Park

Trailhead: 47.73601, -122.20610

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: 100th Ave NE & NE 151st St stop 192 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftSharp right onto Ninth Green at Nine, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.9 miBear right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 500 ftSharp left onto Ninth Green at Nine, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

55% paved24% dirt5% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 100th Ave NE & NE 151st St stop 192 m from the trailhead

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