Eagle Lake & Whitaker Trail via Preston-Snoqualmie Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Eagle Lake & Whitaker Trail via Preston-Snoqualmie Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Fall City, WA. The route reaches Eagle Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 525 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Eagle Lake & Whitaker Trail via Preston-Snoqualmie Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 370–834 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Preston-Snoqualmie Trail · 47.55074, -121.88744
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Preston-Snoqualmie Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Whitaker Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Eagle Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Preston-Snoqualmie Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 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 1.7 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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