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Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Carnation, WA. It climbs 545 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 463 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.0 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Snoqualmie Valley Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 85–463 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.64369, -121.90393

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 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. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Babyheads, heading SE.
  12. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading N.
  17. 3.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 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

59% gravel1% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~131 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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