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Road Bike Approx 46 miles

Road Bike through the Snoqualmie Valley

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Written directions below.

 

Course is predominantly downhill with a mix of flat stretches and short uphill climbs along Union Hill.
Rattlesnake Lake Start - 984'
Luke McRedmond Park Finish - 66'

 

Getting there

East or west on I-90 to North Bend area and take the 436th Ave SE / Iron Horse Trail State Park Exit. Head south and up the hill on Cedar Falls Rd until you get to Rattlesnake Lake.Try to park in the Rattlesnake Lake Parking lots. Obey the No Parking Past This Point signs. USE THE RATTLESNAKE LAKE PARKING LOTS. Like all the transitions, it is 'planned chaos' and needs to flow. You'll meet up with the Mountain bikers near the parking lot entrance that is very close to the trail.

Start Schematic


Finish Schematic



Current distance is approx. 46 miles.
The course will be heavily marked and signage present. Some turns will be direction arrows only and not staffed

  1. From Iron Horse Trail Head Parking Lot go north down winding Cedar Falls Rd SE on 436th Ave SE approx. 3 mi. Caution for driveways and slipper curves. Use caution on this downhill portion. Very slow speeds on 15 MPH curves. Trooper and traffic control signage on overpass. Obey traffic rules. No Passing of cars or crossing of yellow lines.
  2. Take a left on North Bend Way. Use caution when crossing this highway. Traffic will be controlled here.
  3. Travel WEST on N. Bend Way to Ballarat
  4. Turn Right on Ballarat and head north
  5. Stay on main road turning right onto SE 108th St
  6. Left onto 428th Ave SE
  7. Go left onto Reinig Rd.
  8. Continue on Reinig thru the Three Rivers Natural area.
  9. Reinig becomes Mill Pond continuing east. Follow signage and monitors
  10. Go right at Fall City-Snoq Hwy 202 and wind past Snoqualmie Falls. Caution downhill
  11. Stay on 202 using caution on hill and continue on 202 (Fall City Snoqualme Rd SE) to Fall City
  12. Stay right after crossing river and onto Redmond - Fall City Rd through town. Caution
  13. Fall City Roundabout can be distracting. Obey rules of the road.
  14. Stay on Redmond - Fall City Rd to 308th SE
  15. Right onto 308th SE
  16. 308th becomes 309th and continues to a right hand turn at SE 24th.
  17. Right at SE 24th
  18. Left onto W. Snoqualmie River Rd Stay and continue for about 4 mi.
  19. Right onto NE Tolt Hill Rd
  20. Left onto Tolt Ave and thru Carnation (Fall City - Carnation Rd NE.) Trooper here
  21. Left onto Carnation Farm Rd Trooper here and AID STATION JUST AFTER THIS TURN
  22. Stay on Carnation Farm that becomes Ames Lake / Carnation Rd.
  23. Right on Union Hill Rd. / Stay on Union Hill for about 6. 3 mi. Caution at 208th !! KC Sheriff here
  24. Left onto 196th Ave NE. It's a famous Red Brick Rd ridden by Greg LeMond / bumpity. About 1.1 of brick. Carry pump and tube!
  25. Right onto Redmond - Fall City Rd to 187th Ave NE / Narrow bike shoulder / Caution Traffic control here.
  26. Left down 187th to E Lk Sammamish Pkwy NE Not well marked.
  27. Right onto the parkway to a left turn lane onto NE 65th. Caution Traffic control for the left turn
  28. Through Marymoor Park and across bridge onto W. Lk Samm. Pkwy. Please check a map of park road.
  29. Right onto W. Lk Sammamish Pkwy to Leary Wy Be 'CAR' aware
  30. Right onto Leary Way to 159th Pl NE then left at new stop sign onto Bear Creek Pkwy. Caution
  31. Follow the new Bear Creek Parkway to Luke McRedmond Park and through the parking lot into the park for the end of ride. Slow !
  32. Tear off your timing tag and make sure it goes to the collectors the touch off to your paddler. Irons and Pairs eat and drink.