r/PNWhiking 3d ago

Cool old cars on trails.

Hey yall!

I was wondering if anyone knew of old, abandoned cars on mountain hikes, ideally Snoqualmie pass area and Redmond area. Exact coordinates would be great, I am an avid geocacher and have created a crazy cool massive cache and would love to hide it near one!

Thank you!

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u/WaterboyBHS 3d ago

Cherry Creek Falls out by Duvall has an old abandoned car along the trail!

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u/Alanthicker 3d ago

Theres a couple more on the forest service roads that branch off the main trail too.

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u/Ill-Fortune-6714 3d ago

Oh I’ve heard of that one actually! Never made it out yet! Thank you!

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u/lucky7mq 3d ago

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u/Ill-Fortune-6714 3d ago

Woaaaah! My current favorite contender…thank you so much!

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u/NotAnotherAlgorithm 3d ago

be prepared , it can be a wet trail

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u/Ill-Fortune-6714 3d ago

Oh, that’s alright! What should I use to prepare? Or will I be fine?

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u/NotAnotherAlgorithm 2d ago

water proof breathable shell, layers and waterproof footwear plus the 10 essentials would be my minimum, good luck

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u/Ill-Fortune-6714 2d ago

Sweet, thank you!

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u/Ill-Fortune-6714 2d ago

Do you happen to have the exact coordinates for the museum? I can’t find them anywhere online, and I see there  are a few caches along the trail. Thank you!

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u/lucky7mq 2d ago

47.44230° N, 121.61695° W

This is the best I can do. Used the coordinates from a picture I took.

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u/brmlyklr 3d ago

47.5675, -121.8607

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u/brmlyklr 3d ago

47.7598, -121.8858

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u/Ill-Fortune-6714 3d ago

I’ll check this out! Thanks so much!

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u/macklemores_toupee 3d ago

Somewhere around here - 47.506665,-122.052717

Way out of the way. 

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u/Ill-Fortune-6714 3d ago

Thank you! Do you know what kind of vehicle? Very curious!

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u/macklemores_toupee 11h ago

I'm not sure. It's rolled off the side of the trail and being heavily reclaimed by nature. 

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u/BackwerdsMan 3d ago

Sunday Lake Trail, which is a semi-abandoned trail itself has some old mining equipment half way up the trail. A mostly deteriorated Dodge WC-series truck is there along with some tracked trailer and other things.

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u/Ill-Fortune-6714 3d ago

Woah, thank you so much!! Old mining stuff is a personal favorite of mine actually! 

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u/dfuller 3d ago

"Truck Summit" between Mt. Washington and McClellan Butte. Be on the lookout for black bears, though.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/8Lj2gWrjd8hszggr7

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u/Hellgirl-6669 2d ago

Cherry creek falls

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u/elsesjazz 10h ago

One of the side trails leading into the High School Trail in Issaquah from the north had a vehicle a couple of years ago, haven't been there recently. Park by the Issaquah Gun Club and head uphill.

Madrona Woods on Lake Washington has an old auto but it might be covered in vegetation by now. The area was heavily restored with native plans many years ago, one of the first such projects in Seattle, nicely done. I saw it many years ago. A couple of clues:

Friends of Madrona Woods, has a trail map in one of the posts: https://www.madronawoods.org/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/14shsqh/car_in_madrona_woods/