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Snoqualmie Falls & Crazy Ivan via Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Tokul Creek Forest near Spring Glen, WA. The route reaches Snoqualmie Falls at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 573 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi367 – 554 ft · steepest grade: 31%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower KGB 47.56778, -121.86400
Nearest town Spring Glen, WA

Directions

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Snoqualmie Falls & Crazy Ivan via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 367–553 ft

Out & Back · Tokul Creek Forest

Trailhead: Lower KGB · 47.56778, -121.86400

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 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

  1. Start on Lower KGB, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Crazy Ivan, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SE.
  4. 2.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach Snoqualmie Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 2.7 miTurn right onto Crazy Ivan, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lower KGB, heading NW.
  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

67% gravel5% dirt1% paved27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 74°F50°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 83°56°
Wed 89°60°
Thu 92°58°
Fri 85°54°
Sat 82°54°
Sun 81°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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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

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