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Asahel Curtis Nature Trail & Snoqualmie Tunnel via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 3,657 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Asahel Curtis Nature Trail & Snoqualmie Tunnel via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Hyak, WA. It climbs 3,657 ft, with sections as steep as 69% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,936 – 4,016 ft · steepest grade: 69%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.39221, -121.39239
Nearest town Hyak, WA
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Asahel Curtis Nature Trail & Snoqualmie Tunnel via Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 3,657 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Elevation 1,935–4,015 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.39221, -121.39239

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Transit-accessible: East Shuttle Stop stop 328 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 1.5 miSharp right onto Annette Lake Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Asahel Curtis Nature Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miReach Snoqualmie Tunnel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Annette Lake Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miSharp left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 300 ftBear right onto Snoqualmie Tunnel, heading E.
  13. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/asahel-curtis-nature-trail-snoqualmie-tunnel-out-back-18-km

Trail surface

73% gravel26% dirt1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:37 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: East Shuttle Stop stop 328 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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