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Wonderland Trail

The Wonderland Trail is a 93-mile loop circumnavigating Mount Rainier inside Mount Rainier National Park, climbing through old-growth forest, river valleys, and alpine meadows with roughly 27,000 feet...

Verified from National Park Service· Wonderland Trail: National Park Service (Mount Rainier National Park).Source ↗

Length
50.8 mi
Thru-hike
10–14 days
Elev. gain
22,000 ft
States
1

About the route

The Wonderland Trail is a 93-mile loop circumnavigating Mount Rainier inside Mount Rainier National Park, climbing through old-growth forest, river valleys, and alpine meadows with roughly 27,000 feet of cumulative elevation gain (per NPS). Typically snow-free mid-July through October.

Trailhead

Common start

Longmire (common start)

46.7494, -121.8092

Verified waypoints

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Route markers1

  • Longmire (Common Start) · Trailhead

    Common loop start at Longmire, Mount Rainier National Park.

    Source ↗ From the official trail guide

Water & camping4

  • Smuggler's Den Campground · Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

    Imported route

  • Seawall Campground · Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

    Source ↗ Imported route

  • Quietside Campground · Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

    Imported route

  • Bass Harbor Campground · Campsite

    Verified campground near the route.

    Imported route

Views2

  • Panhandle Gap · Summit

    Highest point on the Wonderland Trail — 6,750 ft saddle east of Rainier.

    6,594 ftSource ↗ From the official trail guide

  • Summerland Meadows · Viewpoint

    Alpine meadow with the iconic Rainier east-face view.

    Source ↗ From the official trail guide

What we don't yet have

We deliberately do not display water sources, resupply towns, shuttle services, or trail-side businesses on this page. Those change every season and an out-of-date pin can be a safety issue, especially on the high-desert and alpine sections of long trails. Use the trail association's published guide, FarOut, or Guthook for that level of detail; verify with rangers before relying on any cached source.

Official sources

Last verified by us: 2026-06-21

Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Reconfirm alerts, permits, and closures with the agency before you go.

Permits

Wilderness permit required to backpack the Wonderland Trail overnight; day-hike segments exempt.

Best seasons

summerfall

States traversed

WA

Editor's note

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