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. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
5. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
7. 150 ftPass Rainbow Lake.
8. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
10. 0.3 miReach Rainbow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
12. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
13. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
15. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
16. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
17. 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-5-km-980f