Sunset Beach–Homestead Trail, 5 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Sunset Beach–Homestead Trail, 5 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Sammamish State Park near Issaquah, WA. The route reaches Sunset Beach at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunset Beach–Homestead Trail, 5 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 2 hr 45 min
Elevation 33–217 ft
Out & Back · Lake Sammamish State Park
Trailhead: 47.52991, -122.02457
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 71°F / low 56° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: E Sunset Way & 6th Ave NE stop 111 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rainier Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pickering Multiple Use Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Sunset Beach.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Orchard Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Sunset Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orchard Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Pickering Multiple Use Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rainier Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Southeast Evans Street, heading S.
- 150 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: E Sunset Way & 6th Ave NE stop 111 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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