Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Tokul Creek Forest near Carnation, WA. It climbs 1,057 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Snoqualmie Valley Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,057 ft · 5 hr 54 min
Elevation 85–656 ft
Out & Back · Tokul Creek Forest
Trailhead: 47.64332, -121.90625
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn 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 W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Burma Shave, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Babyheads, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading W.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 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 3.4 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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