Crazy Ivan & Midtown Upper/XC via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 998 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Crazy Ivan & Midtown Upper/XC via Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Fall City, WA. It climbs 998 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 974 ft · steepest grade: 35%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.57602, -121.88217
Nearest town Fall City, WA

Directions

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Crazy Ivan & Midtown Upper/XC via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 998 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 102–975 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.57602, -121.88217

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 74°F / low 54° · precip 53% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Crazy Ivan, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Midtown Upper/XC, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miReach Crazy Ivan, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crazy Ivan, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

48% gravel5% dirt1% paved46% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 74°F54°
Precip53%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity79%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 14% rain2 AM: 13% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 24% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 53% rain7 PM: 37% rain8 PM: 31% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 72°53° 29%
Sun 75°51°
Mon 72°50°
Tue 77°52°
Wed 88°55°
Thu 76°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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