Sammamish River Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. It climbs 545 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 328 ft12.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.69935, -122.09283
Nearest town Avondale, WA
Directions
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Sammamish River Trail
10.6 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 27–329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.69935, -122.09283
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & Puget Power Trail Walk stop 16 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn 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.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 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.
- 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 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.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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
42% gravel14% paved9% grass9% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & Puget Power Trail Walk stop 16 m from the trailhead
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