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Beaver Pond & Crazy Ivan via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Beaver Pond & Crazy Ivan via Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Spring Glen, WA. It climbs 461 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 509 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower KGB 47.56778, -121.86400
Nearest town Spring Glen, WA
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Beaver Pond & Crazy Ivan via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 461 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 266–509 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lower KGB · 47.56778, -121.86400

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 74°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd & 356th Dr SE stop 590 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower KGB, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Crazy Ivan, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Beaver Pond, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Pond (old), heading NW.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Pond, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftReach Crazy Ivan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Pond (old), heading NE.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Pond, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Crazy Ivan, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower KGB, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miArrive 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/beaver-pond-crazy-ivan-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

79% gravel10% dirt1% paved10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 83°56°
Wed 89°60°
Thu 92°58°
Fri 85°54°
Sat 82°54°
Sun 81°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 8:18 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM — 16 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd & 356th Dr SE stop 590 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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