AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Raging River State Forest

Ferdinand the Bull (Lower)–Ferdinand the Bull (Upper), 6 sights

8 mi · ▲ 2,217 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Ferdinand the Bull (Lower)–Ferdinand the Bull (Upper), 6 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Snoqualmie, WA. It climbs 2,217 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 2,264 ft · steepest grade: 46%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.50998, -121.84088
Nearest town Snoqualmie, WA
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Ferdinand the Bull (Lower)–Ferdinand the Bull (Upper), 6 sights

8 mi · ▲ 2,217 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Elevation 792–2,264 ft

Out & Back · Raging River State Forest

Trailhead: 47.50998, -121.84088

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Connector Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Southeast 96th Way, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miReach Southeast 96th Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto sqigʷəc (Deer), heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftSharp left onto Ferdinand the Bull (Upper), heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ferdinand the Bull (Lower), heading N.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Raging Tiger, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miSharp left onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Connector, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miSharp left onto Poppin Tops Lower, heading NE.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Flow State (Upper), heading SE.
  32. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upward Mobility, heading NW.
  33. 0.7 miSharp right onto Rattlesnake Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  34. 350 ftBear left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  35. 350 ftArrive 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/ferdinand-the-bull-lower-ferdinand-the-bull-upper-out-back-5-sights-15-km

Trail surface

51% dirt6% gravel43% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 72°F49°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 81°54°
Wed 88°58°
Thu 88°57°
Fri 81°51°
Sat 79°51°
Sun 80°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:58 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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