PARKING & DIRECTIONS
Full Marathon: runners will park at HYAK parking, first come first serve parking lot for $10 discovery pass available at the KIOSK, credit card only.
The rest of the parking is ample at the ski area parking with a very short walk to the start and plenty of signage to get you there.
Hyak Sno-Park:
I-90 Exit 54. Turn south at off-ramp (from Seattle, make a right turn off the freeway). From Cle Elum, make a left turn to the intersection. Turn left, go about 1/8 mile and turn right. Sno-park is on first right.
Half Marathon: runners will park at:
North Bend Premium Outlets
461 S Fork Ave SW
North Bend, WA 98045
and be dropped off at the bottom of the trail.
BUS SCHEDULE: TBA
RUNNERS WILL NEED TO WALK 1 mile up a scenic dirt road to the start. Don't worry, it's not that bad, plus...it's a great warm up to the start and worth every step! You may want a flashlight for the journey up the hill/
DO NOT PARK at the Bus Drop off location.
You may be dropped off, but NO BUS shuttles back to this location:
From Seattle/North Bend: From Seattle or North Bend, take I-90 eastbound. From I-90 east, take Exit 38 for SE Homestead Valley Road. At the bottom of the ramp, take a right and follow SE Homestead Valley Road for 1.8 miles. After 1.8 miles you will see a dirt road on your right (if you reach the I-90 ramp or drive under I-90 you went too far). This is SE Homestead Valley Road. Walk up the dirt road about 1 mile. When you get to the Palouse to Cascade Trail crossing (you will see a somewhat cleared parking area with large metal gates on either side of the road where the trail crosses), go left onto the Iron Horse Trail. The start line is located about 0.2 miles from the gate.
From Hyak: From Hyak, head out of parking lot and make a left onto NF-906. At stop sign, make a left onto WA-906 North. Drive 0.4 miles and make a right to follow signs for I-90. Take ramp for I-90 west to Seattle. From I-90 west, take Exit 38 for SE Homestead Valley Road. At the bottom of the ramp, take a left onto SE Homestead Valley Road. Drive under the freeway and then make a right to stay on SE Homestead Valley Road. You will see a dirt road on your left about 0.2 miles after making the left.
FINSIH LINE: there is absolutely no parking at the finish line. You will have to park off site and SAFELY walk over.
Designated bus shuttles will be available starting at 9:30AM to the parking areas of the half and the full marathon about every 15-20 minutes.