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Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Carnation, WA. It climbs 540 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 463 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.64332, -121.90625
Nearest town Carnation, WA

Directions

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Snoqualmie Valley Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 540 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 85–462 ft

Out & Back

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading S.
  4. 3.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Babyheads, heading W.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Babyheads, heading SE.
  13. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading N.
  18. 3.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

61% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F55°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Wed 91°58°
Thu 93°59°
Fri 86°55°
Sat 84°55°
Sun 83°53°
Mon 85°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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