Sammamish River Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Sammamish River Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Hollywood, WA. It climbs 625 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
11.3 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 27–329 ft
Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park
Trailhead: 47.73385, -122.14151
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 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 SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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 this trailhead
- North Irrigation Lake–South Irrigation Lake, 3 lakes 15.5 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 11.2 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- PSE Trail 11.2 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- PSE Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- PSE Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 625 ft
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