Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Carnation, WA. It climbs 414 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Snoqualmie Valley Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 85–462 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.64369, -121.90393
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading S.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Babyheads, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading N.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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