Farrel-McWhirter Park

Sammamish River Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 883 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Sammamish River Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Hollywood Hill, WA. It climbs 883 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 345 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail 47.73631, -122.13535
Nearest town Hollywood Hill, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 883 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 27–345 ft

Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park

Trailhead: Tolt Pipeline Trail · 47.73631, -122.13535

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start on Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 2 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

49% gravel14% paved7% dirt7% grass23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:20 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM — 19 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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