Sammamish River Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Hollywood Hill, WA. It climbs 1,126 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 27–471 ft
Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park
Trailhead: 47.73577, -122.11996
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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 NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 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.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 5.7 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 4:24 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 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 13.7 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 1,138 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 1,138 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft
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