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| | You'll must go far from Wenatchee to get to Rainbow Lake Trail, but it is a perfect refuge from the city. There are numerous backpacking trails in Washington, and each one is different from the others. A visit to Washington is not complete without some backpacking. Rainbow Lake Trail is 24.8 miles long; it's longer than many wilderness hiking trails. Keep in mind that this is a long backpacking and hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Rainbow Lake Trail is a one trailhead backpacking trail, so you'll be backcountry trekking it |
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in and back out. This great outdoors hiking trail is a very long great outdoors hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced walkers looking for a glorious challenge. Washington has plenty of glorious backpacking
| | trails; one of those is Rainbow Lake Trail in Chelan County. There are so many great outdoors trails in this area. Some parts of Rainbow Lake Trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness hiking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness hiking trail. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Rainbow Lake Trail in Chelan County, Washington is a perfect site to go. Through the long summer days highs here at Rainbow Lake Trail get into the | |
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70's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 30's while Rainbow Lake Trail overnight low temperatures through the winter are in the 20's. Here in Washington backcountry trekking is the glorious
thing to do. The total elevation difference for this backpacking trail is 6,260 feet, and that is higher than average. Of course, this is an overnight walk, 3.5 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. All the water falling down from the sky makes
Rainbow Lake Trail a wet place; during the month of November you get the most rain around here while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. The great outdoors hiking trails of the Northern Cascade Range are a great way to explore these summits. Don’t forget to
check for any current restrictions or closures before you go.
Briefly about the general area:
Lots of fun awaits you along this river. A great spot to visit in the neighborhood of Rainbow Lake Trail is McAlester Pass. You'll really wish for more hours in a day to enjoy
all the enjoyable stuff in the Northern Cascade Range. Camping at Rainbow Falls Campground is always a brilliant experience; Rainbow Falls is a perfect local attraction.
Fourth Of July Basin is a scenic spot any time of year, and you are in close proximity to Weaver Point while
you're here. This river is so great. Company Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth visiting, and if you came to camp Company Creek Campground is a delightful site to do that. This place, Rainbow Lake Trail, it truly has so much outdoors enjoyable stuff. In the
event that you don't mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Stehekin River, and Bridal Veil Falls is always fun to check out.
Battalion Creek is a stream that you may bump into while you're here, and a wooded region nearby is Chelan Ranger
District. That right there is a load of fun things already but it goes on, the Northern Cascade Range has it all. McGregor Meadows is a good place to stretch your legs a bit, and Granite Creek has a tremendous whitewater paddling spot nearby.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.3561, Longitude -120.7197
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 24.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 10.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Total elevation difference: 6260 feet
Freestone Inn And Cabins, Mazama
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19 miles away
In the early 1940's a local rancher and packer named Jack Wilson built six cabins along the banks of a local creek. Calling his new venture the Early Winter Resort, Wilson created not only one of the ...
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Aspen Suites at The Icicle Village Resort, Leavenworth
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31 miles away
Aspen Suites at the Icicle Village Resort Leavenworth, a Magnuson Hotels affiliate, offers all non-smoking condominium-style suites and vacation rentals in the Bavarian Village of Leavenworth. Enjoy ...
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User input for Rainbow Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Chelan County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Wenatchee, Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Wenatchee, Washington, the metro area neareast to Rainbow Lake Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Rainbow Lake Trail. |
| | Trails Near Rainbow Lake Trail:
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West Fork Methow Trail, Okanogan County
County
, 13 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 1890 feet elevation difference |
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Park Creek Trail, Chelan County
County
, 15 miles away, 13 hiking miles, 4110 feet elevation difference |
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Mill Creek Trail, Whatcom County
County
, 15 miles away, 29.4 hiking miles, 5463 feet elevation difference |
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Pacific Crest Trail - section 26, County
County
, 16 miles away, 130.3 hiking miles, 5875 feet elevation difference |
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Driveway Butte Trail, Okanogan County
County
, 17 miles away, 9.4 hiking miles, 3442 feet elevation difference |
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Duncan Hill Trail, Chelan County
County
, 18 miles away, 27.2 hiking miles, 5038 feet elevation difference |
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Miners Creek Trail, Snohomish County
County
, 20 miles away, 14.6 hiking miles, 1884 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Rainbow Lake Trail:
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Stehekin River, Chelan County
County
, 3 miles away, Class II(IV) - 10 miles long (Agnes Creek to Lake Chelan) |
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Granite Creek, Skagit/whatcom County
County
, 15 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 4.6 miles long (Highway 20 to Beebe Creek) |
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Canyon Creek - Skagit Tributary, Whatcom County
County
, 17 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Slate Creek to Granite Creek) |
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Granite Creek, Whatcom County
County
, 20 miles away, Class IV - 5 miles long (Beebe Creek to Panther Creek) |
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Entiat River, Chelan County
County
, 21 miles away, Class III-IV(V+) - 6.7 miles long (Cottonwood Campground to FR 5605) |
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| | Hotels Near Rainbow Lake Trail:
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Mazama Ranch House, Winthrop
, 15 miles away |
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Freestone Inn And Cabins, Mazama
, 19 miles away |
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Mazama Country Inn, Mazama
, 24 miles away |
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Dirty Face Lodge, Leavenworth
, 26 miles away |
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Aspen Suites at The Icicle Village Resort, Leavenworth
, 31 miles away |
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