Farrel-McWhirter Park

Sammamish River Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Sammamish River Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Hollywood, WA. It climbs 596 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 328 ft13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73322, -122.14897
Nearest town Hollywood, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 596 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 19–329 ft

Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park

Trailhead: 47.73322, -122.14897

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 1.9 miTurn left onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

44% gravel16% paved8% grass8% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 4:55 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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