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Looking south on the Sammamish River near junction with North Creek.jpg
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Sammamish River Park

Sammamish River Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Sammamish River Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Sammamish River Park near Wayne, WA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 62 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.74881, -122.20917
Nearest town Wayne, WA
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Sammamish River Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 33 min

Elevation 18–62 ft

Out & Back · Sammamish River Park

Trailhead: 47.74881, -122.20917

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: 96th Ave NE & NE Riverbend Dr stop 279 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 2 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  28. 0.9 miBear right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 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-22-km-4735

Trail surface

54% paved19% dirt6% grass2% gravel19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 96th Ave NE & NE Riverbend Dr stop 279 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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