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Snoqualmie Valley Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Tokul Creek Forest near Snoqualmie, WA. It climbs 478 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 538 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.54313, -121.83492
Nearest town Snoqualmie, WA

Directions

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Snoqualmie Valley Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 266–536 ft

Out & Back · Tokul Creek Forest

Trailhead: 47.54313, -121.83492

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

Transit-accessible: SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd & Tokul Rd stop 121 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NW.
  6. 3.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 3.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 150 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

79% gravel1% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd & Tokul Rd stop 121 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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