Black Lake–Rainy Lake, 3 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 210 ft · 46 min
Black Lake–Rainy Lake, 3 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back near Home Valley, WA. The route passes Rainy Lake before reaching Black Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 210 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Black Lake–Rainy Lake, 3 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 210 ft · 46 min
Elevation 3,767–4,005 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409 · 45.62606, -121.75874
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 51°F / low 40° · precip 53% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Rainy Lake.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Dead Point Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Black Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading SW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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