Preston-Snoqualmie Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Preston-Snoqualmie Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Spring Glen, WA. It climbs 525 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 824 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.54127, -121.86230
Nearest town Spring Glen, WA

Directions

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Preston-Snoqualmie Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 376–825 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.54127, -121.86230

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Whitaker Trail, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 350 ftSharp left onto Preston-Snoqualmie Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Whitaker Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

63% dirt23% paved7% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 82°F54°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed 87°58°
Thu 90°58°
Fri 84°54°
Sat 81°54°
Sun 80°51°
Mon 82°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:19 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:39 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:14 PM.

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