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Snoqualmie Valley Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Carnation, WA. It climbs 637 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 709 ft · steepest grade: 15%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.64728, -121.90764
Nearest town Carnation, WA

Directions

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Snoqualmie Valley Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 85–709 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.64728, -121.90764

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 72°F / low 53° · precip 52% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Transit-accessible: Tolt Ave & W Morrison St stop 517 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftBear right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading S.
  3. 3.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miSharp left onto 30370, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading N.
  14. 3.3 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 300 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° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 52% rain7 PM: 43% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 1% rain
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 (~130 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Tolt Ave & W Morrison St stop 517 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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