It's a big tunnel, and it didn't smell too nasty either. It wasn't crawling with too many bugs either. It was nice to walk under the busy road above instead of risking our lives. If you walk north of the tunnel, you'll come to a massive wooden bridge that goes over a river. The artwork (graffiti) was lack-luster at best. With that kind of privacy, I'd expect you could really show off your artistic talent. Instead, it looked like a child spray painted what we saw. There's a scary sounding gun range in the valley below and signs saying not to walk towards it. We heard people blasting rounds from something semiautomatic sounding. No shots were heard whistling in the trees above our heads. I felt...
Read moreThis is specifically about the tunnel that goes under Tokul Road. First the stairs from the tunnel to the road are on the other, east, side. The west side does have a path but it is slippery as it is just loose rock. Also if you go further down the path there is a path up to SE 60th that allows you to get to the road without needing to climb the stairs or push the bike up the hill. King County Parks is working on purchasing the rest of the rail line to the Reinig Bridge over the Snoqualmie River so that one wouldn't need to use Tokul Road and the narrow shoulders to get...
Read moreAccording to the sign, this tunnel marks the end of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail; technically it's not because there's another ~1/2-mi. extension if you were to walk your bike up onto the road above the tunnel and ride to SE 60th Street then onto 390th Ave. SE. It's easier if you were to take your bike up on to those nice stairs on the southside of the tunnel;...
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