Bring your frisbees for a round of frisbee golf in the park. I started in Duvall at McCormick Park; while there could be limited parking here on a busy day, I find sharing the parking lot with the Police Station to be a good trade off...figured it would lower the incidence of any car prowling and is only about 1 mile south of Taylor Landing. Leaving Carnation, the trail begins a moderate, 400-foot climb to the upper valley. Notice that this trestle is built out of squared timbers instead of the far more common round pilings. Here one can interrupt the bike ride and enjoy a swim in Rattlesnake Lake or sit and rest on the lake shore and enjoy the scenery, looking up to Rattlesnake Ledge [11]. It was near where the trail dead ends at the bridge, and you have to take the stairs to the street. Cedar Falls [13] was once a major support station for the Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad where additional locomotives were hitched to the trains to help them ascend the steep grade to Snoqualmie Pass. A car on the road would have trouble spotting this tunnel and there are no signs up there. Fly fishing hatches in order of importance: There are no significant hatches involved with the steelhead in this river. ADA Facilities: No ADA facilities. Timber trestles this large are increasingly rare in the West. The GCNA has a large gravel parking lot and portapotty on 11th St. NE, just a few hundred feet from the trail crossing. The trail is accessible on the left from a dog park path or the entrance to Mount Si Golf Course.). There are wetlands on either side of the SVT where you can observe beaver mounds [6] and water fowl in the ponds. (2) you can avoid the dangerous crossing of the highway next to the Falls by taking a small trail on the right side of the Tolkuk Road about 10 yards before the highway. Access area open: Year-round. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. At (12.86) {47.44002;-121.70991} we ended our excursion at the location of a former railroad camp and quarry, RAGNAR [17], a convenient turnaround point for an afternoon outing. The part from Duvall to Carnation is the least pretty, so I would start at Carnation next time. The woods are "lovely, dark and deep", which is nice on a hot July day. The Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail is a rail trail in King County, Washington, United States.The 29-mile (47 km) trail follows a portion of the former alignment of the Milwaukee Road, which was constructed in 1911 and abandoned in 1973.. Saw a pretty big black bear on The Snoqualmie Valley Trail on September 1, 2014. One of the more scenic spots is where the trail crosses under the powerline, with views of the Zorro cut and Mailbox peak [9]. At this point also I think I began to notice a slight uphill grade, maybe 1%, but it was enough that I noticed my pace begin to fall off (and subsequently pick up on the way back). The turn from the main drag is Entwhistle St. and the city has signs there pointing to the trail. The Skykomish combines with the Snoqualmie to form the Snohomish river. Fly fishing hatches in order of importance: There are no significant hatches involved with the steelhead in this river. While it’s fireproof, it seems to lack the “presence” of a good timber trestle. At (6.52) is a picnic table, but it is in the woods and not placed at any of the more scenic spots of this trail. Then I think it's better for a trike to cross at Meadowbrook Way, the bridge is single lane but the walking path across the bridge is wide enough for a trike allowing you to cross without having to get off the trike. The TrailLink website displays them in a disordered, random sequence, and we do not have a mile-by-mile detailed account of this scenic section of trail. The wide gravel track turns to singletrack dirt. (No other facilities.) State Route 203 runs past the site, but using this as an alternative route requires more than 3 miles on a two-lane truck route with few if any paved shoulders. One, the single lane track which continues under the culvert at Tokul road, I wouldn't take again. We parked immediately adjacent to the trail in Carnation, noticed many other access points and one ~ 2 miles from the Tokul trestle that would make a good hiking destination or biking for younger kids. Tolt MacDonald Park is right in town and gives access to the lower Tolt River and its confluence with the Snoqualmie. Drive 1.5 miles and turn right on to 361 St. Ave. From SR 202 down at the Salish Lodge at Snoqualmie Falls, you head up Tokul Rd. Parking is free and there is ample capacity for most events. there is a little parking area off the road, the “stairs” to the trail are across the street, Did the 10.1 mile trail ride starting in Carnation and stopping at the Tokul tunnel yesterday, Oct 14. I plan on camping at Tolt-MacDonald and am trying to figure out if there’s a place I could put in, and then tube back to the campsite itself. Drive on in and take a look. A portable toilet and trash bins are provided. At (4.2) [4] the river is taking a bite out of the trail (and the road?) The Snoqualmie Valley Trail is King County’s longest trail, running alongside the Snoqualmie River for more than 31 miles. There is a large trail access parking lot here. This big beautiful river is consistently among the top two or three winter steelhead producers in Washington, giving up at least 2, fish per winter season, and some years doubling that number. Floating down river of the Fall City bridge (SR-202) is discouraged for a couple of reasons. Laura reviewed four maps: a map of existing conditions (trails, trailheads and access points that are currently managed by DNR), a map that has items that are common to both concepts D & E, and maps of concepts D and E separately. A Discover Pass is required for parking on site. There is parking. This entry describes the most direct approach to the Pratt River Trail, which starts by fording the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River. Easy to ride with a city bike. It would be nice to continue the trail from Duvall north to Monroe, but it is not known what the right-of-way situation is further north [26]. The photos submitted here show the construction work as it was nearing its completion in October 2011. Signs at the summit point toward Iron Horse State Park, where the trail continues as the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. This is the most popular site for floaters with small flotation devices to get on the river. Best stretch: Fall City to the Snoqualmie Falls. But it is on busy highway 203 with a small shoulder. At (2.6) {N47.70876; W121.98495} the SVT crosses 124th Street N.E. Head south down the trail for a half mile to the first feature, the … TOLT RIVER BRIDGE, GE: N47.64119 W121.9072 There is a neat wayside just before the bridge. The views for me turned towards the more spectacular now in the trees and being higher up on the valley slope. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Michael. There is rarely heavy traffic here but the road has little to no shoulder. It is smooth in places but there are a lot more places where the surface has a mixture of 1-3” river rock amid the smaller gravel and it feels like cobble stone.. 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