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.
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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
- Start on Granite Creek Connector Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Granite Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Thompson Point Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Thompson Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Thompson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Thompson Point Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Granite Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Granite Creek Connector Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Granite Creek Connector Trail Trailhead
- Granite Creek Connector Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 970 ft
- Upper Granite Lake–Granite Creek Connector Trail, 3 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,484 ft
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