Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Christmas Lake & Rainbow Lake Loop via Snoqualmie Valley Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Christmas Lake & Rainbow Lake Loop via Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 3.2-mile loop in Cedar River Municipal Watershed near Cedar Falls, WA. The route passes Christmas Lake and Rainbow Lake. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Christmas Lake & Rainbow Lake Loop via Snoqualmie Valley Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 867–1,083 ft
Loop · Cedar River Municipal Watershed
Trailhead: 47.43347, -121.76137
Weather Jul 17: Overcast, high 67°F / low 55° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:28 AM · sunset 8:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Christmas Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Rainbow Lake.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
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