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Olallie State Park

Christmas Lake & Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 933 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Christmas Lake & Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near Tanner, WA. The route passes Rainbow Lake and Christmas Lake before reaching Christmas Lake at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 933 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi482 – 1,076 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Snoqualmie Valley Trail 47.48534, -121.76143
Nearest town Tanner, WA
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Christmas Lake & Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 933 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 483–1,076 ft

Out & Back · Olallie State Park

Trailhead: Snoqualmie Valley Trail · 47.48534, -121.76143

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: Little Si Trailhead stop 443 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftPass Rainbow Lake.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miPass Christmas Lake.
  15. 0.2 miReach Christmas Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cedar-butte-rainbow-lake-out-back-3-lakes-20-km-fb71

Trail surface

54% gravel5% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F49°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 83°56°
Wed 89°61°
Thu 89°61°
Fri 82°54°
Sat 80°53°
Sun 81°53°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Little Si Trailhead stop 443 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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