Burke-Gilman Trail–Sammamish River Trail, 4 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Sammamish River Park near Kenmore, WA. It climbs 506 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 410 ft16.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Burke-Gilman Trail 47.75562, -122.23403
Nearest town Kenmore, WA
Directions
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Burke-Gilman Trail–Sammamish River Trail, 4 sights
14 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Elevation 17–410 ft
Out & Back · Sammamish River Park
Trailhead: Burke-Gilman Trail · 47.75562, -122.23403
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Transit-accessible: NE Bothell Way & 80th Ave NE stop 60 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Burke-Gilman Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Burke-Gilman Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
61% paved19% gravel15% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NE Bothell Way & 80th Ave NE stop 60 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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