Sammamish River Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 716 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 541 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #18 47.73893, -122.09734
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA
Directions
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Sammamish River Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 22–540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #18 · 47.73893, -122.09734
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on Brook Trails Trail #18, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #18, heading E.
- 450 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
37% dirt16% paved14% gravel9% grass24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 3 min before dark.
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 Brook Trails Trail #18 Trailhead
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 744 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft
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