The Sammamish River Trail is a relaxing scenic bicycle ride through a protected watershed of Bothell, Woodinville, and Redmond. The trail is about 22 miles roundtrip, and it connects directly with the Burke-Gilman Trail to downtown Seattle on the west side and with the East Lake Sammamish Trail to Sammamish and beyond on the east side; so the bike trip can easily extend way over 100 miles of designated walking/bike trails if desired.
We were surprised at the amount of greenery and countryside so close to the urban centers. River scenes, parks, forest, farms, and vineyards were sprinkled along the length of the trail. Plenty of room for bicyclists, walkers, runners, roller bladers, and more, plus lots of good adjacent access points and car parking options.
Bridge connecting The Park at Bothell Landing with the Sammamish River Trail
The Park at Bothell Landing’s original school house and 7 family member historic cabin
These bronzed sculptural running shoes are bolted into the park bench along the Sammamish River Trail
Trees along the Sammamish River
Road bridges over the Sammamish River Trail
Woodinville’s Sammamish Grange Agricultural Heritage Garden, with an old trapper’s cabin, rusting farm equipment, and a labyrinth gravel path within the brush
“Silver Thaw” sculpture in the reflecting pool of Redmond City Hall
Redmond’s Marymoor Park reflexology path for feet acupressure alternative medicine; signs describe how to walk and massage on each of the different types of embedded stones
Marymoor Park’s rock climbing walls
Riding the velodrome bike racing track in Redmond’s Marymoor Park