This was a 2 night/3 day in/out backpack with camp set up at Snoqualmie Lake. Just a couple things to add to previous reports:
1) Overall, this felt like a very challenging backpack to me. The first 6 miles on the old road are not smooth sailing. There are many stretches with rocks-not gravel- that require your attention as well as a few tricky creek crossings. You gain 1300 ft in the last 2 miles with lots of rocks, roots, a handful of downed trees and more tricky water crossings.
2) There is a backcountry toilet at Snoqualmie Lake that didn't show up on my GAIA. Yea! It's just beyond the first big, beautiful campsite.
3) There is another beautiful campsite .4 miles further on the trail. It requires a 100+ ft drop via a rough trail. Water access for swimming is great there-go all the way to the end of the peninsula- but there is no flowing water for drinking. We filtered the lake water on our first night but made sure to fill up at Bear Lake on our way back from Dorothy.
4) The trail from Snoqualmie to Dorothy has a fair amount of overgrowth but is definitely passable. You gain and lose about 1400 feet in 3 miles.
5) We swam in Snoqualmie, Dorothy and Bear. Bear was the nicest!
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