Snoqualmie Valley Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Carnation, WA. It climbs 612 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi85 – 709 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.64605, -121.90892
Nearest town Carnation, WA
Directions
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Snoqualmie Valley Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 85–709 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.64605, -121.90892
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 53° · precip 52% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Transit-accessible: Sr 203 & W Bird St stop 454 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading S.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto 30370, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading N.
- 3.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 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
56% gravel2% dirt42% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 72°F53°
Precip52%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity80%
Rained 0.5″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat
72°53°
34%
Sun
75°49°
Mon
64°50°
Tue
75°55°
Wed
81°53°
Thu
67°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~131 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sr 203 & W Bird St stop 454 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Snoqualmie Valley Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Snoqualmie Valley Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Snoqualmie Valley Trail
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Snoqualmie Valley Trail
- 2.6 mi · loop · via Snoqualmie Valley Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Snoqualmie Valley Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Snoqualmie Valley Trail
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Snoqualmie Valley Trail
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