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.
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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
- Start on Preston-Snoqualmie Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Whitaker Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Preston-Snoqualmie Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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