Middle Fork Snoqualmie River downstream

Middle Fork Road remains gated just before the Forest Service Boundary adding several miles to this hike. Approximately the first mile of the Middle Fork Trail is in good condition, however the trail deteriorates rapidly after the first mile. Several large blowdowns and rockslides make parts of the trail unrecognizeable from last year. The previously damaged bridge where the trail re-encounters and parallels the river approximately 3.5 miles from the trailhead is gone. Our party turned around at this point. Those not comfortable scrabling over slide debris and following sporatic flags across the slides may want to avoid the Middle Fork Trail until significant repairs are completed.