Map from King County Parks. King County Parks will close the Snoqualmie Valley Trail between the Riverbend neighborhood and Rattlesnake Lake from September 16 to October 4. Unfortunately, there will be no official detour or temporary biking and walking route.
The closure is needed so crews can repair a timber trail bridge structure memorably named bridge 2178-44. The Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a rail-trail that uses rather old railroad infrastructure. “Parts of the timber trestle structure have areas of rot and need to be replaced for safety,” King County Parks noted in their announcement.
The bridge in question in a remote and particularly beautiful section of the trail, and there are no nearby route alternatives. The best option from what I can tell may be to hop off the trail at SE 145th Street in Riverbend (first street after crossing the river heading southbound) and then wind through the neighborhood to take Cedar Falls Road SE to Rattlesnake Lake. Cedar Falls Road has significant sections without shoulders, and I have never personally ridden on it so I cannot vouch for how safe it feels to bike there. It pretty much only goes to Rattlesnake Lake, so it can’t be that busy, right? If anyone else has experience biking there or has a better route to suggest, please let us know in the comments below.
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