1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
3. 100 ftTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading NE.
4. 2 miTurn left, heading W.
5. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
6. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
9. 3 miSharp left, heading NW.
10. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
12. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
13. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
14. 250 ftTurn left onto Tanner Trail, heading W.
15. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
16. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
17. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
18. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
19. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
20. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
21. 250 ftSharp right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading N.
22. 2.8 miTurn right, heading E.
23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
24. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
26. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
27. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
28. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
29. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rainbow-lake-out-back-18-km-c6a5