Route from Seattle to Iron Horse State Park (Cedar Falls trailhead)
Drive East on I-90 from Seattle about 30 miles.
Take the 436TH AVE SE exit- EXIT 32.
Turn R off the exit ramp onto 436th Ave SE, which soon becomes Cedar Falls Road SE.
Go 3.0 miles.
Turn L into the Cedar Falls trailhead of the Iron Horse State Park.
If the Cedar Falls trailhead parking lot is full (we need to reserve about a dozen
places for other park users) then go back down the road a tenth of a mile to the
entrance of the Rattlesnake Lake Recreation area parking.
Turn L into the lot, then bear L through a gate.
(Note: if using mapquest, this is turn is equivalent to 17840 Cedar Falls SE, North Bend, WA)
Go 100' and turn L in front of a blue sign which reads 'Rattlesnake Lake Recreation Area Regulations.
Go 0.15 miles and turn L into parking area just before two red and white 'Do Not Enter' signs.
Park in the upper gravel parking lot. The Start/Finish area is about 100' up a trail from the upper
side of the gravel parking area.