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Sammamish River Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Sammamish River Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 885 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 541 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #5 47.73461, -122.08964
Nearest town Cottage Lake, WA
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Sammamish River Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 22–540 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #5 · 47.73461, -122.08964

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 40% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 608 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Brook Trails Trail #5, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brook Trails Trail #3, heading N.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Brook Trails Trail #6, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 2 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 1.8 miTurn right onto Brook Trails Trail #6, heading E.
  26. 350 ftContinue straight onto Brook Trails Trail #3, heading E.
  27. 150 ftTurn right onto Brook Trails Trail #5, heading E.
  28. 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/tolt-pipeline-trail-out-back-19-km-3c7f

Trail surface

41% dirt15% paved14% gravel8% grass22% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 70°F52°
Precip40%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity82%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 40% rain8 PM: 37% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sat 71°52° 23%
Sun 74°49°
Mon 71°48°
Tue 74°50°
Wed 85°51°
Thu 75°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 608 m from the trailhead

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