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Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Carnation, WA. It climbs 438 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 463 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.64332, -121.90625
Nearest town Carnation, WA

Directions

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Snoqualmie Valley Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 85–462 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.64332, -121.90625

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading S.
  4. 3.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftSharp right onto Babyheads, heading E.
  11. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading N.
  19. 3.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 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

62% gravel1% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 72°F50°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon 72°49°
Tue 64°51°
Wed 69°47°
Thu 60°50° 57%
Fri 60°50° 64%
Sat 63°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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