Sammamish River Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Sammamish River Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Woodinville, WA. It climbs 606 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Elevation 27–327 ft
Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park
Trailhead: 47.74020, -122.15233
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 71°F / low 52° · precip 2% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 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 E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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 4.6 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- 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
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- Burke-Gilman Trail via Sammamish River Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Reflecting Pond & Bear Creek Trail via Sammamish River Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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