Point of Contact:
Ernie/Jean Lendy
(425) 888-0737
E-mail: Ernie/Jean Lendy
Start Point: QFC, 460 East North Bend Way, WA 98045
Directions: From I-90, Take exit 31 Eastbound/left Westbound/right on Bendigo Blvd. to E. North Bend Way. Right 3/10 mile to QFC on left. Register and drive to start.
Event Info: Daylight hours. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Town Walk - YRE1967 (10K/5K option) rated 2
Walk on sidewalks and road shoulders through downtown North Bend and neighborhoods along part of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail on the agandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad bed and along the south fork of the Snoqualmie River. There are great views of Mount Si.
WASHINGTON PROGRAMS: King County; All Clubs; History: (Historic Register OR Museum)
AVA SPECIAL PROGRAMS: American Author & Literary Landmarks; Museums; Native American Culture; Riverwalk; Railroad Heritage
Walk past the Cedar Falls Education Center - be sure to hear the rain drums and continue on crushed rock Iron Horse Trail, the abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad bed, part of Iron Hose State Park (a 1,612 acre park that was once part of the path of the Chicago-Milwaukee-St Paul-Pacific Railroad). More than 100 miles of trail extends from Cedar Falls to the Columbia River. Trail not recommended in inclement weather.
WASHINGTON PROGRAMS: King County; All Clubs; Arts: (Fountains/Artwork)
AVA SPECIAL PROGRAMS: Railroad Heritage; State Parks