Rainy Lake–North Lake, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,879 ft · 7 hr 32 min
Rainy Lake–North Lake, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Home Valley, WA. The route passes North Lake before reaching Rainy Lake at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 4,879 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rainy Lake–North Lake, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,879 ft · 7 hr 32 min
Elevation 144–4,157 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: HCRHT Wyeth Trailhead · 45.68943, -121.77335
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Wyeth Trail #411, heading S.
- 5.8 miPass North Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Lake Trail #423, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Rainy Lake Trail #423A, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading SE.
- 500 ftReach Rainy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rainy Lake Trail #423A, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto North Lake Trail #423, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Wyeth Trail #411, heading N.
- 5.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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