Carbon Glacier Trail & Carbon River Trail via Wonderland Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Upper Fairfax, WA. It climbs 1,227 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,768 – 2,900 ft14.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rainforest Loop Trailhead 46.99496, -121.91550
Nearest town Upper Fairfax, WA
Directions
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Carbon Glacier Trail & Carbon River Trail via Wonderland Trail
14.6 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft · 5 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,767–2,902 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rainforest Loop Trailhead · 46.99496, -121.91550
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 70°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Carbon River Trail, heading E.
- 5.2 miContinue straight onto Wonderland Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miReach Carbon River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Carbon Glacier Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Carbon River Trail, heading W.
- 3 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
67% gravel33% dirt
Weather
FogTemperature 70°F45°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue
79°58°
Wed
85°66°
Thu
85°64°
Fri
79°59°
Sat
77°57°
Sun
75°53°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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