Farrel-McWhirter Park

Sammamish River Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Sammamish River Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near York, WA. It climbs 682 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 328 ft16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.71208, -122.15719
Nearest town York, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 19–329 ft

Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park

Trailhead: 47.71208, -122.15719

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Transit-accessible: NE 124th St & Willows Rd NE stop 77 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Eastrail, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 1.9 miTurn left onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 500 ftContinue straight onto Eastrail, heading N.
  32. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

52% gravel13% paved6% grass6% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~149 min). Leave by 4:21 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE 124th St & Willows Rd NE stop 77 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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