Lake Marie–Golden Spike, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Lake Marie–Golden Spike, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Spring Glen, WA. The route reaches Lake Marie. It climbs 776 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Marie–Golden Spike, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 397–1,029 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower KGB · 47.56778, -121.86400
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd & 356th Dr SE stop 590 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower KGB, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crazy Ivan, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Lake Marie Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Midtown Upper/XC, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lake Marie Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Golden Spike, heading NE.
- 0.6 miPass Lake Marie.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Lake Marie, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Marie Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Midtown Upper/XC, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lake Marie Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Crazy Ivan, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lower KGB, heading SW.
- 0.1 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 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd & 356th Dr SE stop 590 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Lower KGB Trailhead
- Beaver Pond & Crazy Ivan via Snoqualmie Valley Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 461 ft
- Lake Marie Road 6.5 mi · ▲ 667 ft
- 30350–Clearcut, 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,026 ft
- Snoqualmie Falls & Crazy Ivan via Snoqualmie Valley Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- 30360 & Crazy Ivan via Snoqualmie Valley Trail 4 mi · ▲ 689 ft
- Golden Spike–Lake Marie Road, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 809 ft
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