Rampart Lakes–Rachel Lake, 8 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Kachess Resort, WA. The route passes Rachel Lake, Rampart Lakes and Lake Lillian before reaching Lake Laura at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 4,635 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,772 – 5,633 ft · steepest grade: 48%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 4930-120 47.39933, -121.27945
Nearest town Kachess Resort, WA
Directions
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Rampart Lakes–Rachel Lake, 8 sights
12 mi · ▲ 4,635 ft · 6 hr 19 min
Elevation 2,773–5,634 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 4930-120 · 47.39933, -121.27945
Weather Sep 5: Heavy drizzle, high 60°F / low 46° · precip 41% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
- Start on 4930-120, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Rachel Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Rachel Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rampart Lakes Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Rampart Lakes.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rampart Lakes Backdoor Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Lillian.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Lake Lillian Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Lake Laura.
- 200 ftBear right onto Lake Laura Backdoor Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Rampart Lakes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lake Lillian Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rampart Lakes Backdoor Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rampart Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rachel Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 3.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto 4930-120, heading NE.
- 250 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
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 60°F46°
Feels like45°Precip41%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity57%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:39 PM
Sun
64°47°
29%
Mon
63°44°
17%
Tue
73°47°
Wed
76°51°
Thu
62°49°
Fri
62°44°
25%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~160 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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