Farrel-McWhirter Park

Sammamish River Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Sammamish River Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near York, WA. It climbs 655 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 328 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.71261, -122.15523
Nearest town York, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Elevation 19–329 ft

Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park

Trailhead: 47.71261, -122.15523

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: NE 124th St & Willows Rd NE stop 149 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Eastrail, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading NE.
  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 W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  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 NE.
  30. 0.1 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% paved7% grass6% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~147 min). Leave by 4:26 PM for the 7:12 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 149 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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