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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Eastrail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 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.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Eastrail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NE 124th St & Willows Rd NE stop 149 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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
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