Trail Overview

Crossing the Snoqualmie National Forest and private Weyerhaeuser land from I-90 to WA-410 is an easy and fun adventure. This route is closed in the winter due to snow. The route is mostly gravel and dirt, following a series of Forest Service roads and trails. The first and last few miles have a lot of potholes due to all the traffic, but once you get in far enough, you'll likely have the route to yourself. At about 18 miles in (starting from the I-90 side), you'll start to steadily climb about 3000'. This part of the route is a narrow ledge road, with occasional spots for others to pass. The views from this point on are the best of the route, looking over many valleys with amazing views of Mt Rainer. There are plenty of spots to stop for lunch or to camp overnight.

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Difficulty

Some rocky, steep ledge road sections, watch for fallen rock.

Technical Rating

Christian Brame

Dec 21, 2025

Open

Closed for snowmobiles

Ethan Jerram

Nov 30, 2025

Open

Almost made it through the pass, hit deep snow right near the top and unable to break through even with chains, probably doable with a beefier rig

Cole

Oct 29, 2025

Open

A few inches of snow at the highest elevations, but much of the snowy section had exposed dirt from frequent use. Lots of potholes and puddles on the northeastern half of the drive.

roy R

Oct 03, 2025

Open

clear trail couple pinstripe on the truck

Mike Sands

Aug 30, 2025

Open

Lots of people on the trail. Pretty dusty. Beautiful views of both the east and west sides.

Emerald City Rivian Club

Jul 24, 2025

Open

Had some logging traffic otherwise the road was pretty smooth!

Steve A

Jun 29, 2025

Open

Rode a 450 pound adventure bike with 50/50 tires. Some dust on the northern side. Some of the steeper sections on the southern side were quite rocky and required focus but overall a pretty easy ride. Took about 3 hours with numerous photo stops. The views of the rail line and mt rainier were superb.

jo st

Jun 25, 2025

Open

craziness

Sean Moore

Jun 25, 2025

Open

trail is well maintained till 7036000. From the bottom of 7036000 to the top is fairly rough. Overall its not that bad. Only saw one motorcycle. Cheers

Fred F

Jun 19, 2025

Open

Trail is in great shape, just a bit dusty.

Jason Jones

Jun 14, 2025

Open

Great drive over Stampede Pass. The dogs are beat!

Basalt Overland

Jun 07, 2025

Open

All routes across the summit are blocked by deep snow.

Brett !

Jun 07, 2025

Open

Hit snow just south of the junction with the Greenwater/Naches trail. Snow patches were approximately 2ft tall and up to 100ft long. The first few miles coming from the stampede pass side are also freshly graded and extremely loose and deep gravel in areas be careful on bikes. Trail was in pretty good shape over all though until hitting the snow.

Brett !

Jun 01, 2025

Open

Trail was clear up to approximately 4900’ in elevation before running into impassable snow. Was able to see more snow on the highest area from where I was at. Should be clear in the next week or two.

the pnw abbie!

May 25, 2025

Open

once you start to get up the trail, there is deep snow! the very beginning of the road is clear. the rest is snowed in still!