Eagle Lake via Preston-Snoqualmie Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Eagle Lake via Preston-Snoqualmie Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Fall City, WA. The route reaches Eagle Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 505 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 833 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Preston-Snoqualmie Trail 47.54930, -121.87856
Nearest town Fall City, WA

Directions

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Eagle Lake via Preston-Snoqualmie Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 370–834 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Preston-Snoqualmie Trail · 47.54930, -121.87856

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Preston-Snoqualmie Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftSharp left onto Whitaker Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miReach Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftSharp left onto Preston-Snoqualmie Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

58% dirt28% paved8% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 83°57°
Wed 90°60°
Thu 92°60°
Fri 85°56°
Sat 83°55°
Sun 81°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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