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Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 53 min

Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Edgewick, WA. The route reaches Rainbow Lake. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 929 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.44479, -121.74056
Nearest town Edgewick, WA
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Rainbow Lake via Snoqualmie Valley Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 53 min

Elevation 746–928 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.44479, -121.74056

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Valley Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftPass Rainbow Lake.
  7. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miReach Rainbow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 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-4-km-d807

Trail surface

45% gravel55% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F48°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 82°54°
Wed 89°58°
Thu 89°62°
Fri 81°54°
Sat 79°54°
Sun 81°54°

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