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Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near North Bend, WA. The route reaches Rainbow Lake at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 788 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 935 ft · steepest grade: 35%12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tanner Trail 47.48899, -121.77460
Nearest town North Bend, WA
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Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Elevation 451–936 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tanner Trail · 47.48899, -121.77460

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tanner Trail, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftSharp right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading E.
  11. 2.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftReach Rainbow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  35. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 350 ftTurn left onto Tanner Trail, heading NW.
  37. 200 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/rainbow-lake-rainbow-lake-out-back-19-km-016c

Trail surface

68% gravel5% paved27% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 84°56°
Wed 90°59°
Thu 90°62°
Fri 83°54°
Sat 80°54°
Sun 82°54°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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