Snoqualmie Valley Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 915 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Snoqualmie Valley Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Hill, WA. It climbs 915 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 463 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.61983, -121.90325
Nearest town Pleasant Hill, WA

Directions

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Snoqualmie Valley Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 915 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 117–462 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.61983, -121.90325

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.4 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 W.
  9. 200 ftBear left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 1.3 miBear right onto Babyheads, heading NW.
  15. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NW.
  20. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

56% gravel1% paved43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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