Farrel-McWhirter Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 328 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.74020, -122.15233
Nearest town Woodinville, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 2 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

41% gravel16% paved12% dirt8% grass23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F52°
Precip2%Wind2 mphUV3Humidity81%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Wed 63°51°
Thu 63°48° 58%
Fri 62°47° 80%
Sat 67°42° 20%
Sun 54°51° 15%
Mon 60°51° 28%

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.

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