Sammamish River Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Sammamish River Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Juel Community Park near Avondale, WA. It climbs 572 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 27–329 ft
Out & Back · Juel Community Park
Trailhead: 47.70197, -122.08960
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 116th St stop 237 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Juel Park Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto PSE Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.6 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 S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Juel Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 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 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 116th St stop 237 m from the trailhead
- 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
- Sammamish River Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- PSE Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- PSE Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- PSE Trail 12 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- Eastrail via Sammamish River Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 659 ft
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