The Sammamish River Trail is a bike path and recreational

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that runs along the

Sammamish River The Sammamish River (also known as Sammamish Slough) flows through north King County, Washington for about , draining Lake Sammamish into Lake Washington. Along its course, the Sammamish River flows through Redmond, Woodinville, Bothell, and K ...

from Blyth Park in

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Marymoor Park Marymoor Park, located on the north end of Lake Sammamish in Redmond, Washington, is King County's largest, oldest, and most popular park, with more than 3 million annual visitors coming to roam its . Among recreational activities available are ...

in Redmond as part of the “Locks to Lakes Corridor.” It connects to the Burke-Gilman Trail at its northwestern end, and to the

Redmond Central Connector The Redmond Central Connector is a paved rail trail and linear park in Redmond, Washington. It is a spur of the Eastside Rail Corridor, connecting the main Eastrail to downtown Redmond. The trail features art made from railroad tracks and sig ...

at its southeastern end.

Route

The trail is paved for bicycle, inline-skate and pedestrian use and is paralleled for most of its length by an unpaved equestrian trail. It passes near the

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, Columbia and

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wineries in

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, as well as the former site of the

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, which was leased by DeLille Cellars, Sparkman Cellars and Teatro ZinZanni. The trail has a very slight grade for its entire length.

Connecting trails

Other trails connecting with the Sammamish River Trail include the

East Lake Sammamish Trail The East Lake Sammamish Trail is an recreational rail trail in King County, Washington that runs along Lake Sammamish from Marymoor Park in Redmond, through Sammamish, to Gilman Boulevard in Issaquah. History The trail had initially encountered ...

, Tolt Pipeline Trail and

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References

External links

King County Trails

King County Bike Map
Parks in King County, Washington Transportation in King County, Washington Parks in Redmond, Washington Parks in Bothell, Washington Woodinville, Washington {{US-trail-stub