Green Lake–Carbon River Trail, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back near Upper Fairfax, WA. The route reaches Green Lake at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,492 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,768 – 3,248 ft · steepest grade: 25%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rainforest Loop Trailhead 46.99496, -121.91550
Nearest town Upper Fairfax, WA
Directions
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Green Lake–Carbon River Trail, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,492 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,767–3,248 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.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Green Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miReach Green Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Carbon River Trail, heading NW.
- 3.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% gravel32% 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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