Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail

Rail trail in Washington

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Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail

Approaching Reinig Bridge

Length| 29.0 miles (46.7 km)
Location| King County, Washington
Trail map

Map of Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail and other nearby rail trails

The Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail is a rail trail in King County, Washington. 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.

The trail begins at Rattlesnake Lake outside of North Bend and ends at McCormick Park in Duvall.

## History

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The Milwaukee Road constructed its Snoqualmie Valley branch in 1911, and began passenger service on April 21, 1912.[1]

## Route

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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 I-90 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.[2] 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.[3]

### Access points

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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

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1. ^ Robertson, Nellie E. (2002). Monroe: The Next Thirty Years, 1911–1940 (1st ed.). Monroe Historical Society. p. 17\. OCLC 50470732.
2. ^ "Washington's Snoqualmie Valley Trail | August 2021 Trail of the Month". Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
3. ^ "Snoqualmie Valley Trail: Snoqualmie to Duvall". Savor Snoqualmie Valley. Retrieved 2022-07-23.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail.

* Snoqualmie Valley Trail Map
* Hike of the Week
* Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail page on the King County Parks website
* King County Regional Trail Maps
* Small Overview map
* Regional Trail Map : PDF

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Rail trails in Washington by county

List of rail trails in Washington (state)

King|

* Burke-Gilman Trail
* Cedar River Trail
* Cedar to Green River Trail
* Cross Kirkland Corridor
* East Lake Sammamish Trail
* Redmond Central Connector
* Eastside Rail Corridor
* Interurban Trail (King County)
* Issaquah-Preston Trail
* Preston-Snoqualmie Trail
* Sammamish River Trail
* Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail

Klickitat|

* Klickitat Trail

Pierce|

* Foothills Trail

Snohomish|

* Centennial Trail
* Interurban Trail (Snohomish County)
* Whitehorse Trail

Thurston|

* Chehalis Western Trail
* Gate to Belmore Trail
* Karen Fraser Woodland Trail
* Yelm–Rainier–Tenino Trail

Whatcom|

* Interurban Trail

Multiple counties|

* Bill Chipman Palouse Trail (Whitman/Latah, Idaho)
* Columbia Plateau Trail (Adams/Franklin/Lincoln/Spokane/Whitman)
* Iron Horse Trail/Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (King/Kittitas)
* Olympic Discovery Trail (Clallam/Jefferson)
* Seattle and North Coast Railroad (Clallam/Jefferson)
* Willapa Hills Trail (Lewis/Pacific)

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