Chinidere Mountain–Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint, 5 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Chinidere Mountain–Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Home Valley, WA. The route passes Rainy Lake and Chinidere Mountain before reaching Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,299 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Chinidere Mountain–Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint, 5 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 4,002–4,662 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
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 SW.
- 50 ftPass Rainy Lake.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading S.
- 2.8 miBear left onto Herman Creek Trail #406, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Chindere Mountain Trail #445, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Chinidere Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Herman Creek Trail #406, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading NE.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading N.
- 1.1 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409 Trailhead
- Black Lake–Rainy Lake, 3 lakes 2 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- Rainy Lake–North Lake, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,076 ft
- Scout Lake–Rainy Lake, 5 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,768 ft
- Indian Mountain–Scout Lake, 6 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 3,056 ft
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