Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Thompson Lake–Granite Creek Connector Trail, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 4,166 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Thompson Lake–Granite Creek Connector Trail, 3 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area near Riverpoint, WA. The route reaches Thompson Lake at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 4,166 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 4,269 ft · steepest grade: 35%12.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Thompson Lake–Granite Creek Connector Trail, 3 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 4,166 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Elevation 782–4,268 ft

Out & Back · Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: Granite Creek Connector Trail · 47.46989, -121.66865

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 42% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:43 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 miReach Thompson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Thompson Point Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Granite Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 2.1 miBear left onto Granite Creek Connector Trail, heading W.
  9. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light rainTemperature 67°F50°
Precip42%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity57%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 20% rain1 AM: 21% rain2 AM: 15% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 19% rain3 PM: 26% rain4 PM: 42% rain5 PM: 41% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 68°50° 51%
Sun 73°48° 25%
Mon 65°50° 20%
Tue 76°51°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 77°56° 18%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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