Sammamish River Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 801 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Sammamish River Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 801 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 801 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 22–540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #19 · 47.73885, -122.09364
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 40% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start on Brook Trails Trail #19, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 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.
- 50 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.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #19, heading E.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 0 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 #19 Trailhead
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 855 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 829 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 11 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 11 mi · ▲ 801 ft
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