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Date: 2007/09/30 Trip type: mountain bike Elevation gain: approx. 2,905 feet (approx 885 meters) Car-to-car time: 4 hours 33 minutes USGS Quad: Mount Si In Area: North Fork Snoqualmie Drainage Trip ReportI parked on the North Fork Snoqualmie Road at gate 11. As I got ready a couple hunters drove by. I rode up Road 32000 toward Lake Hancock. On the south side of Hancock Lake I got a look at the houses on the north side, nice places. The road steepened after Lake Hancock, this was pretty tough to ride up. The road would be driveable all the way to the (unlocked) gate 1/4 mile from SMC Lake. By the time I got to SMC Lake I was soaked, tired, and had cold hands. Mountain biking in wet, cold weather was a dumb idea. There are some attractive cliffs near the lakes and some nice, minor peaks and ridges. It was pleasant despite being well-logged. I encountered more hunters when I returned to the car. They must be in season. References
Driving DirectionsTake I-90 E from Seattle. Take exit 31 and set your odometer to zero at the stop sign. Go N on Bendigo Blvd. At 0.7 miles go right on N Bend Way. At 0.8 miles (two blocks) go left on Ballarat Ave N. At 1.3 miles Ballarat Ave N turns into 420 Ave SE, then at 1.5 miles the arterial turns into NE 12th St, then at 2 miles the arterial turns into 428 Ave SE, and finally at 3.8 miles the arterial turns into North Fork Snoqualmie Road SE. At 4.9 miles at a Y (with deadend signs for both forks) go to the left (uphill). At 5.3 miles North Fork Snoqualmie Road SE turns to gravel.North Fork gate 11 (which blocks road 32000) is at a large 4-way intersection 3.5 miles after the North Fork Snoqualmie Road turns into gravel (8.8 miles from I-90). A permit is required to drive past gate 11, see North Fork gate 11 for more. Park at the 4-way intersection and hike or bike west past the gate.
Travel TimesCar-to-car time: 4 hours 33 minutes
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