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Rainbow Lake

based on 4 tracks & routes #41 hike out of 47 in
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8.4 mi
Distance
4 hrs 13 min
Time
terrain
2,451 ft
Elev Gain

Overview

This is a moderate one way trail to Rainbow Lake in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.

This trail goes by McAlester Pass, Bowan, Bench Creek, and Rainbow Meadows.

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Nearby Hiking Trails

  1. Pacific Crest Trail section K (Stevens Pass to North Cascades Hwy)
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  2. McAlester Lake
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  3. Rainbow Meadows Loop via Rainbow Lake Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 27.7 mi
  4. Hideaway via Bridge Creek Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 16.7 mi
  5. Purple Point via Fs Trail 408 and Purple Creek Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 15.8 mi
  6. Hideaway via Rainbow Lake Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 23.1 mi
  7. Lower Dee Dee Lake via McAlester Lake Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 7.3 mi
  8. Rainbow Meadows Loop via Rainbow Lake Trail and Bridge Creek Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 28.0 mi
  9. Fireweed Camps via Rainbow Creek Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 17.0 mi
  10. South Fork via Rainbow Lake Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 20.8 mi