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Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Scout Lake–Rainy Lake, 5 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,768 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Scout Lake–Rainy Lake, 5 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Home Valley, WA. The route passes Rainy Lake and Scout Lake. It climbs 1,768 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,960 – 4,492 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409 45.62606, -121.75874
Nearest town Home Valley, WA
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Scout Lake–Rainy Lake, 5 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,768 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Elevation 3,961–4,492 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409 · 45.62606, -121.75874

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 51°F / low 40° · precip 53% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Rainy Lake.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading S.
  5. 1.9 miTurn left onto Anthill Trail #406B, heading S.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-661, heading S.
  8. 50 ftPass Scout Lake.
  9. 1 miReach Scout Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1310-660, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Anthill Trail #406B, heading N.
  12. 1.4 miTurn right onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading N.
  13. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading N.
  15. 1.1 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/scout-lake-rainy-lake-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 51°F40°
Feels like44°Precip53%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity82%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 11% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 18% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 23% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 11% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 18% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 42% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 38% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 52°43° 36%
Sun 62°43° 41%
Mon 61°40° 20%
Tue 66°42°
Wed 77°47°
Thu 70°52°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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