Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail
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The Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail is a King County administered trail that connects with the John Wayne Pioneer Trail in Iron Horse State Park
. The 29 miles (46.7 km) trail follows a portion of the former alignment of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad's Everett Branch (Cedar Falls-Everett, later shortened to Monroe, WA).
The King County park website, is sparse on information and the maps are largely PDF bike maps that don't show a contiguous view or detail access points.
The trail begins at Rattlesnake Lake
outside of North Bend and ends at McCormick Park in Duvall.
Rough distance : 18.4 miles
Iron Horse State Park
Iron Horse State Park, part of the Washington State Park System, is a state park located in the Cascade Mountains and Yakima River Valley, between Cedar Falls on the west and the Columbia River on the east....
. The 29 miles (46.7 km) trail follows a portion of the former alignment of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad's Everett Branch (Cedar Falls-Everett, later shortened to Monroe, WA).
The King County park website, is sparse on information and the maps are largely PDF bike maps that don't show a contiguous view or detail access points.
The trail begins at Rattlesnake Lake
Rattlesnake Ridge
Rattlesnake Ridge is a mountain ridge located south of North Bend, Washington, United States. The western end is near the intersection of State Route 18 and I-90 in Snoqualmie, Washington and runs southeast about or by trail...
outside of North Bend and ends at McCormick Park in Duvall.
Rattlesnake Lake to Reinig Bridge
The trail parallels the Cedar Falls Road before it heads east passing Rainbow Lake and down through the Boxley Creek drainage where a trestle bridge crosses a tributary of Boxley Creek. The trail intersects the eastern edge of Riverbend subdivision and crosses South Fork of the Snoqualmie River and then makes its way under I-90 and crosses North Bend Way and makes its way through North Bend (need better description, have never walked this section of the trail) and out through Mt. Si Golf Course to Reinig Bridge at SE Reinig Road. Rough distance : 9.79 milesReinig Bridge to Tokul Creek Road
Reinig Bridge crosses the Snoqualmie River and goes down a short flight of 15 steps to Meadowbrook Way Se near the intersection of SE Reinig Road. (not sure how horses would navigate this, bikes will have to be carried down) From here you must travel on roads to pick up the actual railroad grade on SE Tokul Creek Road. There are two options- Reinig Bridge to SE Tokul Creek Road via 396th Dr SE Rough distance : 2.7 miles
- Reinig Bridge to SE Tokul Creek Road via Mill Pond Road Rough distance : 2.4 miles
Tokul Creek Road to McCormick Park (Duvall)
There is no trail through from Reinig Bridge to where the trail picks back up on off Tokul Creek Road. Nor are there any signs at the Reinig Bridge directing you to where the trail picks up and how to get there. Finding the trailhead at Tokul Creek Road is difficult since there are no signs for it either. Watch for guard rails on either side of the road near the intersection of Tokul Road SE and SE 60th Street. A mile west on the trail from Tokul Creek Road the trail crosses Tokul Creek Trestle, where deep below runs Tokul Creek gorge. From there the road parallels Fall City Road through Carnation to the city of Duvall.Rough distance : 18.4 miles
Access Points
This section lists the spots where you can park and access the trail.- Rattlesnake Lake : North Bend
- SE North Bend Way & SE Tanner Rd : North Bend
- NE 4th & Ballarat Ave : North Bend
- Tokul Creek SE : Near Snoqualmie
- 356th Pl SE : Near Fall City
- Nick Loutsis Park : Carnation
- McCormick Park : Duvall
Map Links
| Feature | Location |
|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Lake (North Bend) | 47.431484°N 121.766152°W |
| Reinig Bridge | 47.529706°N 121.803467°W |
| Tokul Creek | 47.549128°N 121.828487°W |
| McCormick Park (Duvall) | 47.740453°N 121.988701°W |
