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

  1. Start on Brook Trails Trail #18, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 2 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 1.3 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #18, heading E.
  24. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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.

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