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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 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 SW.
- 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.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tolt Ave & W Morrison St stop 517 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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