Snoqualmie Valley Trail
WA - 29.5 miles
Surfaces: Gravel
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Many things to see near and past the designated north end of trail. A huge mining pit and great red rock views. I am going further north soon to see how far you can follow the canal to the dam in mountains.
Great old rail trail. Fully paved. Pitch black at night. There are little to no objects ever in the path. Open from 5am to 11pm. You have to yield to pedestrians. Pass on the left with early audible warning. Plenty of leaves and little twigs in the fall. The winter months doesn't appear to have much upkeep. There's a couple of bridges that are 10 mph max speed. On late Dec. '25, the restrooms across the way at The 14th St Pedestrian Bridge from where the trail ends at The Riverwalk were locked on a Sun. morning. Once you get to 5th Ave. & 14th St -where there's a Circle K, you'll have to wait at a lot of crosswalks all the way to The Riverwalk. You will probably encounter 1 or 2 male bums on 14th St. Also there are what appear to be perminately locked restrooms at the 28th Street crossing near where there is a under-funded and abandoned police bike station. There's always a lot of pesky large pine cones by The Metra Station and Linwood Cemetery. The next restrooms from where the trail starts at The Riverwalk are 4.5 miles away just beyond The Burger King by Columbus State University. Once you enter into the trees past Slade Dr heading northwest there is 1.7 miles of nature and full shade including a nice water crossing bridge before Hilton Ave. After Clubview Dr crossing and past The Hardaway High School Athletic Complex there are some of the tallest trees in the city near a large retention pond with a fountain. Heading NW you then enter a heavy duty bridge that crosses I-185 and it's back into the trees by The CSU athletic complex. You can hear Lindsey Creek waterfalling as it flows out from under the trail by Peachtree Mall and CSU soccer field. After all of that you are just about out of all the commotion and bustle of a urban city. The rest of the trail is quaint but kinda still a little suburban getting more rural as you go.
Park by the outdoor barn or the farm center on the map. There’s a dog park nearby. The quarry has beautiful views and is worth the hike.
This is our first time in this park; it's a super busy place. You have to be very careful because there are people walking, running, skating, with strollers, and on bicycles. And if it's your first time, the energy is amazing
Great trail, but had a dog chase me on my bike, closer to the Amazon district parking, just before the trees canopy and you’re done passing houses. Anyone else run into this issue?
Rode this trail on Christmas day. It's a great trail but I can imagine all of the intersections might be sketchy during high traffic times. Other than that it's an awesome trail.
Wonderful trail from Bethelview to Haycon. 7 miles one way 1.5 hours Had lunch in lovely Haycon center and back. So 15 miles total
Visited Indianapolis the week before Thanksgiving 2025 for a conference and rode the trail from Carmel to Sheridan and back. It was a warm and sunny November day, which brought out lots of trail users. Downtown Carmel is a delightful place to stop and walk around - show respect for other users and ride slowly through town. Further north the trail opens up with longer distances between road crossings, and far fewer groups walking or jogging. I turned around just before the end of the trail in Sheridan. I see opportunity to some enterprising business owners to develop more options for trail users in Sheridan, but during my ride I stopped at the Speedway just off the trail at Main Street to refuel and take a break. I'm looking forward to some day riding the length of the trail into downtown Indy.
After years of traveling to Central Florida to visit theme parks, this December I convinced my family to spend a day on bikes as a break. We rented four bikes from Bikes and Blades at the Killarney Station and rode almost halfway (10 miles) down the trail towards Apopka. The width of the trail was superb for family bike riding, with a smooth asphalt surface throughout. Signage was clear and easy to follow. Downtown Winter Garden is a true gem. We stopped on the way back, parked our bikes and explored the many restaurant and shops. I plan to come back and ride the full length of the trail, including the connections to Lake County to the west.
The paths are very long, well maintained, and scenic. Roller skating around and along the pond is a delightful experience.
I am also a local. To the tourist that think this is meant to be a trail—it’s a ROAD. people live here and are driving to and from work. we are constantly made late by people riding bikes and leisurely walking while refusing to let cars by and being hateful because they are out of towners who believe this to be a biking trail. i’m sorry but it’s just not, this road is dangerous enough as a vehicle coming up on another vehicle. that becomes disaster when there’s people standing in blind curves taking pictures and gawking when people are trying to go make a living and not be made late by out of touch tourists.
Rode the trail on Christmas Eve 2025 and it was an absolute great ride. The ride did come with a few detours due to some building on the upper side of downtown but quickly turned into a really wide open beautiful view of the Cumberland River. As with any great city, Nashville has its challenges with a few unsightly images on this trail due to bad decisions of people and government the same I did, however notice a lot of work being done to maintain the trail with trimming trees and keeping the trail safe with signs and lighting. Overall, I gave this four out of five stars and enjoyed all of the things I got to see, including downtown Nashville, passing by an old Fort, lots of old buildings and history, the baseball stadium,and the beautiful scenic views of the Cumberland River.
IT had great views, history and parking. Stopped and had our lunch in a quiet spot overlooking the water. Saw a Bear ¿ at one end..he didn’t catch us :)
Wonderful trail with plenty of room and some great views to the west. Just walked it for the first time since the pass over the train tracks was finished and enjoyed the new addition. Would certainly recommend!
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