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Copyright © Dan A. Nelson/The Mountaineers Books CCC Road: Blowout Creek Trailhead
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by Dan A. Nelson and Alan L. Bauer.
A portion of all book sales from the links above benefits WTA and helps protect and maintain our trails. Hiking up the gated road, you'll climb alongside Blowout Creek for nearly 1 mile before intersecting the CCC Road. About half of your total elevation gain will have been accomplished. Once on the CCC Road (elev. 1300 ft), turn left and follow the twin-track trail west. You'll find stunning panoramas between the trees periodically as you walk the gradually climbing trail. At just under 3.5 miles from your car, you'll hear the sounds of falling water. Soon, you'll see it--Brawling Creek in its rough-and-tumble plummet down the rocky run of waterfalls.
Driving Directions:
From Seattle, drive east on I-90 to exit 34 (Edgewick Road). Turn left (north) onto 468th Street and follow it to the junction with the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road (Forest Road 56). Turn right and continue up the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road 7.4 miles (or 2 miles after crossing a bridge over the Middle Fork) to a gated road on the left. Park here, well off the main road and without blocking the gated road. Start your hike by rounding the gate and starting up that side road. Recent Trip Reports
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This was an easy trail to enjoy the forest on a cloudy & foggy day. It is not stellar,...
This was an easy trail to enjoy the forest on a cloudy & foggy day. It is not stellar, but if you are close to the Middle Fork Road and short on time, this is a great hike. The CCC road and the creek crossings are in excellent condition - it's easy to see that recent work has been done on the trail. Once you get off of the forest road and onto the CCC road, the forest is quite pleasant and there are many enjoyable creek crossings.
We saw a few small mushrooms, several small frogs, and one large frog. The berries are just about gone, and the fall colors are only just starting. There is a sign on the gate indicating that a Discover Pass is required.
CCC Road: Blowout Creek Trailhead
— Aug 20, 2011
— Tristan
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Features:
Wildflowers blooming
Issues:
Bugs
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Hiked up, leaving the car at about 10am. It's true what others have said, that Blowout creek itself is...
Hiked up, leaving the car at about 10am. It's true what others have said, that Blowout creek itself is less impressive than other creeks encountered much earlier on the trail. We hiked a ways past that, to a downed sign indicating 4.0 miles. Had lunch, then turned around. Round trip it took about 3.5 hours, with a couple of short breaks.
The hike is not technically challenging, with most uphill happening at front, but still not ever too steep. The problems arise mostly from how buggy the trail is, and the very small number of only modestly impressive views. Most of this hike is in the trees. Also, finding places for a quick bathroom break are tough, as you never are really able to get off the trail due to it all being on the side of a pretty steep hill. There is plenty of water to be had if you've brought a filter. Wildlife wise, we saw a couple of large frogs and a toad, as well one turkey vulture that landed in a tree downslope of the path, making it about even with us, and pretty close as well. Had a great view of it without needing binoculars. There were several fruiting huckleberry bushes, but the berries were not quite ripe yet.
CCC Road: Blowout Creek Trailhead
— Jul 13, 2010
— ed and sue
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Wildflowers blooming
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The only challenge for this hike is finding the CCC cut-off from the logging road. We missed it first try,...
The only challenge for this hike is finding the CCC cut-off from the logging road. We missed it first try, as did the folks who submitted the trail report in 2009. Quite a bit before the logging station that the 2009 trail report mentions, the logging road turns sharply right, essentially taking over the CCC road. The CCC trail to the left (west to Brawling Creek) is found by passing through a cut passage in a large tree trunk lying on top of a pile of debris, very easy to miss. But, if you look over the log, you see the path on the other side of a creek crossing. At spring run-off, the crossing must be perilous, as must be several other creek-crossings along this trail. But this day it was an easy walk without problem. And, the CCC trail in this direction can hardly qualify as a double track or help you imagine a road once there: it is peaceful (no sounds from I-90) and wildish. We saw fresh hoof tracks and scat on the trail and were probably glad we did not run into any animal that was big enough to leave them behind!
The other thing to be aware of is that this hike is not one to take if you want an emphatic end-point. At this time of year, at least, Brawling Creek Falls is no more outstanding than other small cascades along this trail. As a matter of fact, we walked right by it until the CCC trail turned into a boring gravel road, obviously recently traveled. (This road perhaps explains why we have never been able to find the Lower Trailhead of the CCC trail, only a gravel road that warns "Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted." We are thinking that this gravel road runs over the old CCC trail to the west of Brawling Creek.) The positives of this hike are: lovely patches of foxglove, some six-foot tall; a varied forest from moss-covered evergreens to new-growth; some great views of the upper Snoqualmie Valley peaks. (Be sure to look behind you while you are still hiking up the logging road wherever the road opens up.) You will know Brawling Creek Falls by the fact that it is soon after the best view of the trail. The unobstructed view (You can only see previous views by looking through the trees.)is at a section of trail with a solid granite wall on the right. The Falls itself looks like a carefully constructed rock garden, charming but not a WOW. Because of the change from trail to gravel road, we would not recommend going beyond the Falls.
CCC Road: Blowout Creek Trailhead
— Nov 15, 2009
— jamielynnantonio
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Issues:
Blowdowns | Mudholes | Water on trail
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Followed directions, trailhead wasnt marked with road sign, just a fence. we went 2 miles and never intersected the CCC...
Followed directions, trailhead wasnt marked with road sign, just a fence. we went 2 miles and never intersected the CCC road, but came to a logging type weighing station, where it says not to trespass. so we turned around to head back. It was raining pretty hard, but no snow was on the ground. It wasnt a very scenic hike... i wouldnt recomend it
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