Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back near Carnation, WA. It climbs 747 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Snoqualmie Valley Trail
14 mi · ▲ 747 ft · 5 hr 2 min
Elevation 85–462 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.64369, -121.90393
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Transit-accessible: SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd & 356th Dr SE stop 590 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading S.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Babyheads, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Babyheads, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 3.6 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Rd & 356th Dr SE stop 590 m from the trailhead
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