Sunset Beach–Big Tree Ridge Trail, 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Sunset Beach–Big Tree Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Sammamish State Park near West Lake Sammamish, WA. The route reaches Sunset Beach at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 788 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunset Beach–Big Tree Ridge Trail, 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 33–863 ft
Out & Back · Lake Sammamish State Park
Trailhead: 47.54304, -122.08491
Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 67°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Newport Way NW & NW Pacific Elm Dr stop 295 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Cedars Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Big Tree Trail Old Steep Ridge Route, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish Multiple Use Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Sunset Beach.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Orchard Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Sunset Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orchard Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sammamish Multiple Use Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Newport Way Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Big Tree Trail Old Steep Ridge Route, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Tree Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Red Cedars Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: Newport Way NW & NW Pacific Elm Dr stop 295 m from the trailhead
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