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Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Thompson Lake via Granite Creek Connector Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 4,256 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Thompson Lake via Granite Creek Connector Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area near Riverpoint, WA. The route reaches Thompson Lake at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 4,256 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 4,301 ft · steepest grade: 41%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Granite Creek Connector Trail 47.46989, -121.66865
Nearest town Riverpoint, WA
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Thompson Lake via Granite Creek Connector Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 4,256 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Elevation 803–4,302 ft

Out & Back · Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: Granite Creek Connector Trail · 47.46989, -121.66865

Weather Jul 18: Overcast, high 73°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:29 AM · sunset 8:58 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Granite Creek Connector Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.4 miBear right onto Granite Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Thompson Point Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Thompson Lake Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miReach Thompson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Thompson Point Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Granite Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 2.1 miBear left onto Granite Creek Connector Trail, heading NW.
  10. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thompson-lake-out-back-22-km-e536

Trail surface

100% dirt

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F56°
Precip3%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 5:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:58 PM
Sun 78°53°
Mon 89°61°
Tue 92°68°
Wed 89°68°
Thu 89°64°
Fri 75°54°

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