Sammamish River Trail

11 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Sammamish River Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. It climbs 545 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 328 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.69935, -122.09283
Nearest town Avondale, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

11 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Elevation 19–329 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.69935, -122.09283

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & Puget Power Trail Walk stop 16 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto PSE Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 1.9 miTurn left onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
  21. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  29. 2.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% gravel15% paved9% grass8% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & Puget Power Trail Walk stop 16 m from the trailhead

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