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| | Hey, time for a trek don’t you think? Rainbow Lake Trail in Chelan County, Washington is an excellent place for getting out. Here in the fine state of Washington backcountry backpacking is something that is always fun to do. There are so many fine wilderness hiking trails for backcountry backpacking in Washington, and one of those is Rainbow Lake Trail in Chelan County. Now, this is roughly a 3.5-day backcountry trek, 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 spot; |
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November is when you get the most rain here while July is mostly the driest month. With its 24.8 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer walk. It's a lengthy journey from Wenatchee to Rainbow Lake Trail, but backcountry backpacking along this wilderness trail is very
| | enjoyable. This is a one trailhead hiking and backpacking trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry hike it normally. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Washington has so much to offer the great outdoors lovers. Backcountry backpacking here in the Northern Cascade Range is a very tremendous way to see these hills. Some parts of Rainbow Lake Trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backpacking | |
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trail. There are plenty of wilderness hiking trails in Washington; each one of them is charming in its own way. This is a long hiking and backpacking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Rainbow Lake Trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which
makes this great outdoors hiking trail magnificent for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This is an area covered with lots of great outdoors hiking trails. All through the days of summer, highs usually are in the 70's at Rainbow Lake Trail, and the overnight is a tad
cooler of course, ordinarily in the 50's. Throughout the wintertime highs are ordinarily in the 30's, and through the dark hours in the wintertime at Rainbow Lake Trail temperatures drop to the 20's. This hiking and backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 6,260 feet
which is a higher than average number.
Briefly about the general area:
Don't leave Rainbow Lake Trail without first paying a visit to Bridal Veil Falls, and some nearby water includes Battalion Creek. McAlester Pass is close to Rainbow Lake Trail and is a good site.
You'll need more than a day to discover everything Rainbow Lake Trail has to offer, you can camp at Company Creek Campground.
Any time is a magnificent time at Rainbow Lake Trail if you like the outdoors. Rainbow Falls is an inspiring place to visit during your stay. There's
so much to do here at Rainbow Lake Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Rainbow Falls Campground is a fine location for that. Whitewater paddling is perfect on Granite Creek. You truly must go for the Northern Cascade Range. A pleasant tour to Fourth Of July Basin is a
splendid way to spend an afternoon, and since you're here you have to go to Weaver Point.
Man, is there heaps of exciting things to do in the Northern Cascade Range. Getting to Company Creek from Rainbow Lake Trail is easy; in case you don’t mind getting dripping wet, you can
always go whitewater paddling on Stehekin River. Do set aside some time for McGregor Meadows since you're here at Rainbow Lake Trail, and some magnificent nature is available in Chelan Ranger District.
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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
Adventure Inn, Leavenworth
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37 miles away
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Bavarian Ritz, Leavenworth
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37 miles away
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User input for Rainbow Lake Trail, Northern Cascade Range, Chelan County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Wenatchee, Washington
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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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Adventure Inn, Leavenworth
, 37 miles away |
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Bavarian Ritz, Leavenworth
, 37 miles away |
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Howard Johnson Express Inn - Leavenworth, Leavenworth
, 38 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites, Leavenworth
, 38 miles away |
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Best Western Icicle Inn, Leavenworth
, 38 miles away |
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