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Olallie State Park

Rainbow Lake & 100.1 via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Rainbow Lake & 100.1 via Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near North Bend, WA. The route reaches Rainbow Lake. It climbs 1,118 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 1,237 ft · steepest grade: 31%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 47.49186, -121.77656
Nearest town North Bend, WA
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Rainbow Lake & 100.1 via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Elevation 451–1,238 ft

Out & Back · Olallie State Park

Trailhead: connector · 47.49186, -121.77656

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: North Bend stop 660 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftSharp right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NE.
  7. 2.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftPass Rainbow Lake.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right onto 100.1, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miReach Rainbow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 100 ftTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading N.
  28. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftArrive 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/christmas-lake-christmas-lake-out-back-3-lakes-26-km-da22

Trail surface

56% gravel9% dirt1% paved34% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 84°56°
Wed 90°60°
Thu 90°62°
Fri 83°54°
Sat 80°54°
Sun 82°54°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: North Bend stop 660 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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