Sammamish River Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,138 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 1,138 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,138 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 27–437 ft
Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park
Trailhead: 47.73732, -122.12048
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
- 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 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.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 529 ft
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