Annette Lake - Carter Creek via the Iron Horse Trail

Directions:
For Long Distance Trek:
From Seattle drive east on I-90 to Exit 34. Turn South onto 436th. Avenue S.E.
Proceed four miles to the Cedar Falls Trailhead parking area slightly east of Rattlesnake Lake.
For Short Distance Trek:
From I-90 to Exit 47/ Asahel Curtis/Denny Creek - Turn South at the Stop Sign, then Left (North) at the next Stop Sign. The parking area is 1/2 mile ahead and the trailhead is at the East end of the parking lot.

Length: 
Short Distance - Round Trip = 7 miles
Long Distance - Round Trip = 40.5 miles

Difficulty:
Short Distance = First 3 miles, Difficult - Last 1/2 mile , Easy.
Long Distance = First 17.4 miles, Easy - Next 2.5 miles Difficult - Last .3 Miles, Easy.

Elevation Gains: 
Short Distance = 1900 to 3600 feet

Long Distance =  997 to 3600 feet

Permits: 
At Exit 47 Location = Northwest Forest Pass
At Cedar Falls Parking Lot = $5.00 per day parking fee.

Maps:  Green Trails No. 205s (Rattlesnake Mountain - Upper Snoqualmie Valley)
           
Green Trails No. 206s (Mt. Si NRCA Snoqualmie Pass Gateway Peaks)
           
Green Trails No. 206  (Bandera)
           
Green Trails No. 207  (Snoqualmie Pass)
Long Distance = All of the above
Short Distance =
Green Trails No. 207  (Snoqualmie Pass)

             USGS TOPO - North Bend, Washington
            
USGS TOPO - Chester Morse Lake, Washington
             USGS TOPO - Bandera, Washington
             USGS TOPO - Snoqualmie Pass, Washington
Long Distance = All of the above
Short Distance =
USGS TOPO - Snoqualmie Pass, Washington

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