The Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail is a

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in King County, Washington. The trail follows a portion of the former alignment of the

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, which was constructed in 1911 and abandoned in 1973. The trail begins at

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outside of North Bend and ends at McCormick Park in Duvall.

History

The Milwaukee Road constructed its Snoqualmie Valley branch in 1911, and began passenger service on April 21, 1912.

Route

The trail parallels 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 a subdivision and crosses the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River. The trail continues under

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and crosses North Bend Way, running through North Bend. The path progresses the Mt. Si Golf Course to Reinig Bridge which crosses the Snoqualmie River. The trail is interrupted by a short flight of 15 steps after the bridge. Users of the trail can re-access the main path by two different route connections. The trail begins to head west and unofficially continues in an unimproved state for a quarter-mile east of Tokul Creek Road before reaching a gate at a property boundary. A further mile west, the trail crosses Tokul Creek Trestle situated over the Tokul Creek gorge. From there the path parallels Fall City Road through Carnation to the city of Duvall.

Access points

The access points to the trail are: * Rattlesnake Lake, North Bend * SE North Bend Way and SE Tanner Rd, North Bend * NE 4th & Ballarat Ave, North Bend * Three Forks off-leash Dog Park, Snoqualmie * Tokul Creek SE, near Snoqualmie * 356th Pl SE, near Fall City * Nick Loutsis Park, Carnation * McCormick Park, Duvall

References

External links

Snoqualmie Valley Trail Map

Hike of the Week

Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail page on the King County Parks website

King County Regional Trail Maps
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Small Overview map
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Regional Trail Map : PDF
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