Sammamish River Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft · 6 hr 1 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 1,298 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 541 ft · steepest grade: 23%18.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #18 47.73893, -122.09734
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA
Directions
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Sammamish River Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft · 6 hr 1 min
Elevation 27–540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #18 · 47.73893, -122.09734
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on Brook Trails Trail #18, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 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 NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #18, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
39% gravel26% dirt11% paved6% grass18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 3 min before dark.
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 Brook Trails Trail #18 Trailhead
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 744 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 716 ft
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