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Juel Community Park

Sammamish River Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Sammamish River Trail is an 11.6-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.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 328 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.70197, -122.08960
Nearest town Avondale, WA
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Sammamish River Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Elevation 27–329 ft

Out & Back · Juel Community Park

Trailhead: 47.70197, -122.08960

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 16% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 116th St stop 237 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 400 ftTurn left onto Juel Park Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto PSE Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 150 ftBear left onto Juel Park Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sammamish-river-trail-out-back-19-km-e247

Trail surface

42% gravel14% paved8% grass7% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F51°
Precip16%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity57%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 5% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sun 73°52°
Mon 69°53°
Tue 76°49°
Wed 80°50°
Thu 70°53°
Fri 73°49° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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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

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