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Olallie State Park

Olallie Viewpoint–Rainbow Lake, 3 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,319 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Olallie Viewpoint–Rainbow Lake, 3 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Olallie State Park near Tanner, WA. The route passes Rainbow Lake before reaching Olallie Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 2,319 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 2,182 ft · steepest grade: 32%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.46960, -121.73345
Nearest town Tanner, WA
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Olallie Viewpoint–Rainbow Lake, 3 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 2,319 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 538–2,181 ft

Out & Back · Olallie State Park

Trailhead: 47.46960, -121.73345

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Camp Waskowitz Bridge, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftPass Rainbow Lake.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Butte Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right onto Olallie Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miBear right onto Olallie Trail Downhill Alternate, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Olallie Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Olallie Trail Downhill Alternate, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Olallie Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Olallie Trail Downhill Alternate, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miSharp left onto Olallie Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftReach Olallie Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 50 ftSharp right onto Olallie Trail Downhill Alternate, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miBear right onto Olallie Trail, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Olallie Trail Downhill Alternate, heading E.
  31. 100 ftBear left onto Olallie Trail, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Olallie Trail Downhill Alternate, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Olallie Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cedar Butte Trail, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.5 miTurn left onto Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, heading W.
  38. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  41. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  44. 100 ftTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NE.
  45. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  47. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  48. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  49. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  50. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Camp Waskowitz Bridge, heading NE.
  51. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  52. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  53. 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/olallie-viewpoint-rainbow-lake-out-back-3-lakes-19-km

Trail surface

34% dirt23% gravel43% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 83°54°
Wed 89°58°
Thu 89°61°
Fri 82°54°
Sat 80°53°
Sun 81°53°

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