old cascade scenic highway heritage corridor (stevens pass)
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Snohomish County
Chelan County
NE Old Cascade Hwy
NE Old Cascade Hwy
NEOld
Casca
deHwy
Segment 3
Segment 2
Segment 1
Stevens Pass
Skykomish
AlpineLakes
Wilderness
Wild Sky Wilderness
Henry JacksonWilderness
US Hwy 2
US Hwy 2
NFD 6420 Rd
Miller R
iver Rd
NFD 6031 Rd
NFD
68R
d
US Hwy 2
NFD
6710
Rd
Tye Rd
NFD
6840R
d
NFD
6422R
d
NFD
6830R
d
NFD
6410
Rd
NFD
6842R
dNFD
6830
Rd
NFD
6710
RdNFD
6524
Rd
NFD
65R
d
NFD
68R
d
NFD 6095 Rd
Tye
Scen
icR
d
NFD6412
Rd
I-5 Ramp
NFD
6610R
dNFD
66R
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NFD 6517 Rd
Old CasCade sCeniC HigHway Heritage COrridOr (stevens Pass)From I-5 North: y Take exit 194 to merge onto U.S. 2 E/Stevens Pass Highway toward Snohomish/Wenatchee yExit SR 9 toward Arlington/Bothell yTurn right at SR 9 S yTurn right at Old Highway 2 y Gravel turn-off on the north side of U.S. 2, just west of Stevens Pass Ski Area
Corridor length: 13.3 miles Begins: Stevens Pass Ski Area–corridor is in three segments. See mile-by-mile description for details.
Ends: U.S. 2 (Money Creek Bridge)Highlights: Open mountain views and
valley forest scenery Nearby: Iron
Goat Trail
along this corridor in March 1910, the most tragic
avalanche disaster in U.S. history occurred with nearly 100 lives lost at the town of Wellington. Explore the Iron Goat Trail for more detail on this accident and the efforts it took to make train travel safe along this route.
Automobile at Stevens Pass, 1929. Courtesy of AAA
Wre
ckag
e of
a tr
ain
car a
fter t
he W
ellin
gton
ava
lanc
e.
Cou
rtesy
of M
OH
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Picnic at Money Creek Campground, n.d. Courtesy of AAA Corridor begins
Corridor ends
Alter
nat
e fo
rmat
s av
aila
ble
upon r
eques
t 206-2
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SEG
MEN
T N
O.
1
Mil
e 0.
0 –
1.0
• J
ust
wes
t of
Ste
ven
s Pa
ss s
ki a
rea,
rig
ht
turn
on
to
grav
el r
oad
just
off
U.S
. 2.
• A
t m
ile 0
.1 is
a F
ores
t S
ervi
ce s
now
stu
dy a
rea
wit
h
shed
an
d te
stin
g eq
uip
men
t.
Mil
e 1.
0 –
2.0
• R
oad
drop
s in
ele
vati
on, w
ith
spe
ctac
ula
r m
oun
tain
vi
ews
to s
outh
an
d ea
st.
• A
t m
ile 1
.3 is
a h
airp
in t
urn
.
Mil
e 2.
0 –
4.0
• A
t m
ile 2
.8 is
Wel
lingt
on T
rail–
part
of I
ron
Goa
t Tr
ail.
Park
an
d h
ike
the
trai
l to
see
port
al o
f firs
t C
asca
de T
un
nel
ope
ned
190
0, s
ite
of W
ellin
gton
A
vala
nch
e, a
ll–co
ncr
ete
snow
shed
com
plet
e 19
11,
and
oth
er r
ailr
oad
his
tory
feat
ure
s.
• F
requ
ent
grav
el s
tret
ches
in p
aved
roa
dbed
.
Mil
e 4.
0 –
5.0
• V
iew
s to
wes
t of
Gre
at N
orth
ern
Rai
lroa
d co
ncr
ete
snow
sh
eds,
bu
ilt a
fter
th
e di
sast
rou
s av
alan
che
at
Wel
lingt
on.
• A
rou
nd
mile
4.3
, are
stu
mps
wit
h s
prin
gboa
rd s
cars
w
est
of t
he
road
, a s
ign
of e
arly
day
s lo
ggin
g ac
tivi
ty.
• A
t m
ile 4
.9, c
orri
dor
segm
ent
ends
at
circ
ula
r tu
rn-
arou
nd
wit
h v
iew
s of
nea
rby
Tye
Riv
er. A
foot
brid
ge
allo
ws
bicy
cle/
pede
stri
an c
ross
ing
and
con
tin
uat
ion
to
th
e re
con
nec
tion
wit
h U
.S. 2
., w
hile
aut
os m
ust
retr
ace
rout
e, a
nd
go W
est
on U
.S. 2
to
Seg
men
t 2.
SEG
MEN
T N
O.
2
Mil
e 0.
1 –
1.0
• S
egm
ent
No.
2 b
egin
s fr
om n
orth
tu
rn o
ff U
.S. 2
, at
Iron
Goa
t Tr
ail n
ear
Mile
post
58.
• T
o ri
ght
is a
par
kin
g ar
ea a
nd
entr
ance
to
the
Iron
G
oat
Trai
l in
terp
reti
ve s
ite
and
trai
l. Fr
om h
ere,
yo
u c
an h
ike
wes
t to
Mar
tin
Cre
ek o
n b
arri
er-f
ree
wh
eelc
hai
r-ac
cess
ible
tra
il, o
r cl
imb
stee
p tr
ail t
o W
indy
Poi
nt
Tun
nel
.
• T
o co
nti
nu
e on
roa
d, b
ear
left
, alo
ng
the
Ty
e R
iver
.
• T
he
road
leav
es t
he
Mt.
Bak
er-S
noq
ual
mie
Nat
ion
al
Fore
st a
t m
ile 0
.6.
Mil
e 1.
0 –
2.0
• A
t m
ile 1
.1 r
oad
asce
nds
an
d th
e ri
ver
drop
s aw
ay;
road
nar
row
s.
• M
uch
evi
den
ce o
f log
gin
g on
fore
st fl
oor,
incl
udi
ng
stu
mps
an
d fa
llen
logs
.
• A
t m
ile 1
.4 g
rave
l For
est
Roa
d 67
10 p
rovi
des
acce
ss
to I
ron
Goa
t Tr
ail’s
Mar
tin
Cre
ek T
rail
and
oth
er
fore
st r
oads
.
Mil
e 2.
0 –
3.0
• A
t m
ile 2
.5 is
a c
oncr
ete
and
met
al b
ridg
e cr
ossi
ng
som
e ra
pids
in t
he
vici
nit
y of
Dec
epti
on F
alls
, ac
cess
ible
off
of U
.S. 2
.
Mil
e 3.
0 –
4.0
• A
t m
ile 3
.5, h
igh
way
bec
omes
vis
ible
th
rou
gh t
he
tree
s; r
oad
ends
at
mile
3.7
, rem
ergi
ng
wit
h U
.S. 2
at
Mile
post
55.
Pro
ceed
Wes
tbou
nd
on U
.S. 2
to
segm
ent
3.
SEG
MEN
T N
O.
3
Mil
e 0.
1 –
1.0
• S
egm
ent
No.
3 b
egin
s w
ith
left
tu
rn o
ff of
U.S
. 2
onto
NE
Old
Cas
cade
s H
igh
way
. Roa
d be
ars
wes
t,
just
bey
ond
railr
oad
trac
ks.
• R
oad
con
tin
ues
into
rai
lroa
d to
wn
of S
kyko
mis
h.
• M
ile 0
.8. S
kyko
mis
h r
ail y
ard,
a s
tati
on o
n t
he
Gre
at N
orth
ern
lin
e.
• R
oad
cros
ses
trac
ks a
nd
ente
rs S
kyko
mis
h.
• C
onti
nu
e pa
st m
odes
t w
orke
r h
ouse
s ag
ain
st
back
drop
of s
teep
mou
nta
ins.
Mil
e 1.
0 –
2.0
• A
t m
ile 1
.2 is
old
For
est
Ser
vice
com
plex
of h
isto
ric
build
ings
.
• M
ile 1
.3,
Sky
kom
ish
His
tori
c D
istr
ict
fron
tin
g R
ailr
oad
Ave
nu
e, in
clu
din
g t
he
old
Cas
cadi
a H
otel
, O
lym
pia
Tave
rn, S
kyko
mis
h H
otel
, Mal
oney
’s S
tore
, an
d S
kyko
mis
h M
use
um
in t
he
old
Man
ual
Tra
inin
g B
uild
ing.
• C
onti
nu
ing
wes
t on
NE
Old
Cas
cade
Hig
hw
ay, i
s th
e K
ing
Cou
nty
Lan
dmar
k S
kyko
mis
h M
ason
ic
Hal
l, bu
ilt in
192
4 by
rai
lroa
d an
d m
illw
orke
r m
embe
rsh
ip.
• A
bou
t m
ile 1
.6, a
re fo
ur
mill
wor
ker
cott
ages
, bu
ilt in
19
17. I
mpo
rtan
t em
ploy
er in
tow
n w
as S
kyko
mis
h
Lum
ber
Co.
Saw
, Pla
nn
ing,
an
d S
hin
gle
Mill
, fo
un
ded
in 1
898.
Mil
e 3.
0 –
4.0
• A
t m
ile 3
.3 c
ross
th
e S
kyko
mis
h R
iver
on
th
e M
iller
R
iver
Bri
dge,
a 1
922
stee
l tru
ss w
ith
woo
d de
ck
brid
ge, a
Kin
g C
oun
ty L
andm
ark.
Mil
e 4.
0 –
5.0
• M
oney
Cre
ek C
ampg
rou
nd,
a F
ores
t S
ervi
ce
cam
pgro
un
d da
tin
g ba
ck t
o th
e la
te-1
920s
, on
th
e ri
ght;
en
tran
ce a
t m
ile 4
.5.
• C
orri
dor
ends
wh
ere
road
re-
mer
ges
wit
h U
.S. 2
at
mile
4.7
.
Old
Ca
sCa
de
sC
en
iC H
igH
wa
y M
ile
-by
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e t
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lease
be r
esp
ect
ful an
d c
ou
rteo
us
of
pri
vate
resi
den
ces
an
d p
rop
ert
y.