Washington hiking trails - Rainbow Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Chelan County

   
  Can’t wait to get out in the fresh air, Rainbow Lake Trail in Chelan County, Washington is a great pick. There are many great trails in Washington; one of them being Rainbow Lake Trail in Chelan County. Each one of the many trails of Washington is delightful in its own way. Being 24.8 miles long; it's longer than many great outdoors trails. All the water falling down from the sky makes Rainbow Lake Trail a wet spot; the wettest month of the year is usually November, that's the one that rains the most while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
    The length of this great outdoors trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough trail for advanced walkers looking for a splendid challenge. There are so many trails in this area. Rainbow Lake Trail has a total elevation difference
of 6,260 feet which is higher than average. Rainbow Lake Trail is a long tour away from Wenatchee, but there's fine natural attractiveness waiting for you here along it. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Through the days of summer, highs generally are in the 70's at Rainbow Lake Trail. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 50's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 30's, and nighttime lows at Rainbow Lake Trail through the wintertime ordinarily drop into the 20's. This hike should take you about 3.5 days,  
so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. This is a long backpacking and hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Great outdoors hiking trails like this one here in the Northern Cascade Range are a really good way to spend quality time in the outdoors. Different parts of this great outdoors trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors trail could be very different from other parts of it. Here in the great state of Washington backpacking is a nice way to spend some time. Rainbow Lake Trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. While visiting this neighborhood in Washington it's a perfect idea to go backcountry trekking too.

Briefly about the general area:
A pleasant site for whitewater paddling near Rainbow Lake Trail is Stehekin River, and a great place to have a look at nearby is McAlester Pass. All year is a good time in the Northern Cascade Range if you have a thing about the outdoors. Take a little tour to Battalion Creek since you're here at Rainbow Lake Trail, and a perfect site to camp here at Rainbow Lake Trail is Company Creek Campground.
There's just no way someone can get bored here at Rainbow Lake Trail. Weaver Point is around here and always glorious to check out; Bridal Veil Falls is an inspiring place to take a look at while here. McGregor Meadows is a stunning place any time of year, and why not camp at Rainbow Falls Campground since you're here at Rainbow Lake Trail. Getting to Company Creek from Rainbow Lake Trail is uncomplicated.
A short visit to Rainbow Falls is always worthwhile; sites like Fourth Of July Basin are pleasant to go to. Life's too short to enjoy all the exciting things in the Northern Cascade Range. If you don't mind getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Granite Creek, and do take some time to have a look at Chelan Ranger District if you're here.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.3561, Longitude -120.7197
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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


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 Trails Near Rainbow Lake Trail:
West Fork Methow Trail, Okanogan County County , 13 miles away,  14.4 hiking miles, 1890 feet elevation difference
Park Creek Trail, Chelan County County , 15 miles away,  13 hiking miles, 4110 feet elevation difference
Mill Creek Trail, Whatcom County County , 15 miles away,  29.4 hiking miles, 5463 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 26, County County , 16 miles away, 130.3 hiking miles, 5875 feet elevation difference
Driveway Butte Trail, Okanogan County County , 17 miles away,  9.4 hiking miles, 3442 feet elevation difference
Duncan Hill Trail, Chelan County County , 18 miles away,  27.2 hiking miles, 5038 feet elevation difference
Miners Creek Trail, Snohomish County County , 20 miles away,  14.6 hiking miles, 1884 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Rainbow Lake Trail:
Company Creek Campground, Chelan County, 3 miles away
Rainbow Falls Campground, Chelan County, 4 miles away
Weaver Point Campground, Chelan County, 5 miles away
Purple Point Campground, Chelan County, 6 miles away
Stehekin Campground, Chelan County, 7 miles away
 Whitewater Near Rainbow Lake Trail:
Stehekin River, Chelan County County , 3 miles away, Class II(IV) - 10 miles long (Agnes Creek to Lake Chelan)
Granite Creek, Skagit/whatcom County County , 15 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 4.6 miles long (Highway 20 to Beebe Creek)
Canyon Creek - Skagit Tributary, Whatcom County County , 17 miles away, Class IV-V - 6.7 miles long (Slate Creek to Granite Creek)
Granite Creek, Whatcom County County , 20 miles away, Class IV - 5 miles long (Beebe Creek to Panther Creek)
Entiat River, Chelan County County , 21 miles away, Class III-IV(V+) - 6.7 miles long (Cottonwood Campground to FR 5605)
 Hotels Near Rainbow Lake Trail:
Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop , 33 miles away
Adventure Inn, Leavenworth , 37 miles away
Bavarian Ritz, Leavenworth , 37 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth , 38 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth , 38 miles away

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