Middle Fork Snoqualmie River — Friday, Apr. 27, 2007

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

Dona and I drove to the Dingford Creek Trailhead and hiked downstream on the Middle Fork Trail. We hiked about two hours one way. There is a large washout about 1.5 hours in which is easy to get around. There are a few downed trees and some damaged puncheon along the way. The view of Cripple Creek from the bridge is very nice. The forest along the way is spectacular. I was surprised at the deterioration (rot) of some of the puncheons which I don't think are that old. The road gets better the further in you go. From Taylor River to Dingford is actually quite good right now. They are hauling gravel up to Dingford Creek and beyond but that was not a problem. The worst part of the road was the section from the pavement end to the bridge over the river. Go now before the road reverts to its usual condition!