Midtown via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

12 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Midtown via Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Hill, WA. It climbs 1,134 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 597 ft · steepest grade: 26%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.62132, -121.89441
Nearest town Pleasant Hill, WA

Directions

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Midtown via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

12 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 117–598 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.62132, -121.89441

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Babyheads, heading W.
  11. 200 ftBear left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading S.
  12. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miSharp left onto Midtown, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miReach Midtown, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 1.3 miBear right onto Babyheads, heading NW.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NW.
  23. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

52% gravel4% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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