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Tollgate Farm

Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 796 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Tollgate Farm near North Bend, WA. The route reaches Rainbow Lake at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 796 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 935 ft · steepest grade: 37%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.49287, -121.78959
Nearest town North Bend, WA
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Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 796 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 436–936 ft

Out & Back · Tollgate Farm

Trailhead: 47.49287, -121.78959

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

Transit-accessible: Main Ave S & Cedar Ave S stop 95 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SE.
  4. 3.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftReach Rainbow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 3.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.7 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-rainbow-lake-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

67% gravel9% dirt24% 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°59°
Thu 90°62°
Fri 83°54°
Sat 80°54°
Sun 82°54°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main Ave S & Cedar Ave S stop 95 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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