Lila Lake–Rachel Lake, 5 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Kachess Resort, WA. The route passes Rachel Lake and Lila Lake. It climbs 3,534 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,782 – 6,090 ft · steepest grade: 37%11.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rachel Lake Trailhead 47.40088, -121.28381
Nearest town Kachess Resort, WA
Directions
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Lila Lake–Rachel Lake, 5 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 3,534 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 2,783–6,088 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rachel Lake Trailhead · 47.40088, -121.28381
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rachel Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 3.4 miPass Rachel Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rampart Lakes Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Lila Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Lila Lake.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right onto East Alta Trail, heading N.
- 1 miReach Lila Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right onto Lila Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Rampart Lakes Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rachel Lake Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity57%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:36 PM
Wed
85°60°
Thu
86°58°
Fri
80°54°
Sat
76°51°
Sun
75°48°
Mon
79°48°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~226 min). Leave by 4:30 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Rachel Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Rachel Lake Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 510 ft
- 4930-120 & Rachel Lake Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 997 ft
- Hibox Mountain–Hibox Mountain climber's trail, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 3,756 ft
- Point 5870–Rampart Lakes, 5 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 3,408 ft
- Alta Mountain–Rachel Lake, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 3,678 ft
- Mount Margaret–Rampart Lakes, 7 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 5,698 ft
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