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Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Carnation, WA. It climbs 747 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 463 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.64369, -121.90393
Nearest town Carnation, WA

Directions

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Snoqualmie Valley Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Elevation 85–462 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.64369, -121.90393

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading S.
  3. 3.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Babyheads, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 1.3 miBear right onto Babyheads, heading NW.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NW.
  19. 3.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 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.

Trail surface

69% gravel1% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 4:45 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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