Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Upper Granite Lake & Granite Creek Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 2,325 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Upper Granite Lake & Granite Creek Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area near Garcia, WA. The route reaches Upper Granite Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 2,325 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 3,130 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Granite Creek Trailhead 47.49216, -121.63920
Nearest town Garcia, WA

Directions

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Upper Granite Lake & Granite Creek Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 2,325 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 879–3,131 ft

Out & Back · Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: Granite Creek Trailhead · 47.49216, -121.63920

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 42% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Granite Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 3.8 miReach Upper Granite Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.7 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

RainTemperature 67°F51°
Precip42%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity61%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 20% rain1 AM: 20% rain2 AM: 11% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 22% rain3 PM: 27% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 42% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 38% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 68°53° 53%
Sun 72°54° 28%
Mon 70°51° 25%
Tue 78°52°
Wed 87°60°
Thu 74°59° 18%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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