Middle Fork Snoqualmie River — Friday, Feb. 11, 2000

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

Headed back up the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rd to take advantage of the recent road grading and discovered that the grading ended about a mile past our starting point last week (Bessemer Rd). There are plenty of potholes left the last few miles to the lower Mid Fork TH, but you just need to take it easy. We hiked from the Taylor River up to the Dingford Ck TH and back for a nice winter hike of about 11 miles and 1000' of gain. Nice rain forest feel with a variety of terrain as the trail alternates between along the river and up above in the forest. One tricky spot where the trail enters a dry creek bed and seems to disappear; a large tree has come down and it's branches are hiding the trail out the other side. It's about 10 yards to your left/downstream; walk down the creekbed and under the large tree and then take a sharp left up the bank and you'll find the trail. Lots of flags indicating future trail work and there are plenty of mudholes and large trees down that need work. Hopefully that work will include making the Dingford Ck Bridge less slippery by adding chicken wire or cross slats. The boards are laid lengthwise and once wet, they are just like ice, as I found out the hard way.