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North Cascades National Park/Washington

Rainbow Lake Trail

22.1 mi

Distance

5,915 ft

Elev. Gain

10h 19m

Est. Time

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Rainbow Lake 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.

United States Forest 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:969 ft
Max:1,885 ft
Gain:1,819 ft
Loss:1,519 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 969 ft and 1,885 ft across 22.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.969 ft1,274 ft1,580 ft1,885 ft0.0 mi5.5 mi11.0 mi16.6 mi22.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,201 ft
High point10.2 mi1,885 ft
End22.1 mi1,501 ft

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Where it is

County:
Chelan County, WA
Jurisdiction:
North Cascades National Park · United States Forest Service

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

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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