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