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Lake Sammamish State Park

Tibbetts Beach–Pickering Multiple Use Trail, 4 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Tibbetts Beach–Pickering Multiple Use Trail, 4 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Sammamish State Park near Issaquah, WA. The route reaches Tibbetts Beach at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 180 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.52431, -122.02749
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Tibbetts Beach–Pickering Multiple Use Trail, 4 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 39–180 ft

Out & Back · Lake Sammamish State Park

Trailhead: 47.52431, -122.02749

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: 2nd Ave SE & SE Nyberg Ln stop 595 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 350 ftBear right onto Rainier Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Pickering Multiple Use Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Sammamish Multiple Use Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miPass Tibbetts Beach.
  20. 0.2 miReach Tibbetts Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rainier Trail, heading S.
  34. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  35. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tibbetts-beach-joggers-loop-out-back-6-sights-13-km

Trail surface

78% paved11% gravel10% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F51°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 85°58°
Wed 92°62°
Thu 92°58°
Fri 86°53°
Sat 83°52°
Sun 83°53°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 2nd Ave SE & SE Nyberg Ln stop 595 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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