Sammamish River Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 953 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Hollywood Hill, WA. It climbs 953 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 953 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 27–346 ft
Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park
Trailhead: 47.73645, -122.13195
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 2% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, 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.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 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 N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 5.1 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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 9 mi · ▲ 400 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9 mi · ▲ 400 ft
- PSE Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 953 ft
- PSE Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 926 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 926 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 6 mi · ▲ 371 ft
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