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4.8 mi

Distance

1,276 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 14m

Est. Time

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Northern Loop Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:968 ft
Max:1,707 ft
Gain:398 ft
Loss:742 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 968 ft and 1,707 ft across 4.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.968 ft1,214 ft1,461 ft1,707 ft0.0 mi1.2 mi2.4 mi3.6 mi4.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,707 ft
End4.8 mi1,362 ft

Trail Details

  • No bikes
  • No horses

Bike and horse access: OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Greenwater, WA · about 12 mi away
County:
Pierce County, WA
Jurisdiction:
Mount Rainier National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:360-569-2211
  • Address:55210 238th Avenue East · Ashford, WA · 98304
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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