Rainy Lake & Rainy Lake Trail

7 mi · ▲ 2,959 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Rainy Lake & Rainy Lake Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back near Garcia, WA. The route reaches Rainy Lake at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 2,959 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,014 – 3,908 ft · steepest grade: 47%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middle Fork Trailhead 47.54797, -121.53689
Nearest town Garcia, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)

Directions

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Rainy Lake & Rainy Lake Trail

7 mi · ▲ 2,959 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,014–3,907 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Middle Fork Trailhead · 47.54797, -121.53689

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Middle Fork Trail, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Pratt River Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rainy Lake Trail, heading SE.
  4. 3 miReach Rainy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3 miContinue straight onto Pratt River Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Middle Fork Trail, heading E.
  7. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F51°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue 84°65°
Wed 88°67°
Thu 88°63°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 79°55°
Sun 80°53°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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