Blazer Lake–Rainbow Lake, 3 lakes is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Rockdale, WA. The route passes Rainbow Lake and Blazer Lake before reaching Blazer Lake at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 3,161 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,864 – 4,561 ft · steepest grade: 22%11.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pratt Lake Trailhead 47.39784, -121.48649
Nearest town Rockdale, WA
Directions
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Blazer Lake–Rainbow Lake, 3 lakes
11.3 mi · ▲ 3,161 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,865–4,561 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pratt Lake Trailhead · 47.39784, -121.48649
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pratt Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 4 miBear left onto Mount Defiance Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miPass Rainbow Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Blazer Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Blazer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Pratt Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~189 min). Leave by 3:41 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Pratt Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Pratt Lake & Pratt Lake Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 3,083 ft
- Rainbow Lake–Island Lake, 3 lakes 11 mi · ▲ 2,903 ft
- Mount Defiance–Blazer Lake, 7 lakes 15.1 mi · ▲ 4,715 ft
- Little Bandera Mountain–Bandera Mountain Viewpoint, 10 lakes 15 mi · ▲ 4,775 ft
- Talapus Lake–Olallie Lake, 3 lakes 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,873 ft
- Pratt Mountain & Pratt Lake Trail 10 mi · ▲ 3,221 ft
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