Rainbow Ridge Trail
Moderate · Out-and-back · 5.4 mi round trip · 1,612 ft gain · 2 h 15 min–3 h 15 min
Parking: not reported today
OpenStreetMap grades it as a mountain trail with some steep or exposed sections. A solid half-day for most hikers.
2.7 mi one way · high point 4,935 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 3,629–4,935 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
Fee or pass required dogs, accessibility, bikes: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Mount Baker Ranger District (Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest). Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees.
Getting there
Starts at Rainbow Ridge Trailhead · Mount Baker
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.76471, -121.70044
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- This Afternoon: Partly Sunny, 60°F, 1% precip, wind 5 mph
- Tonight: Mostly Cloudy, 48°F, 1% precip, wind 2 mph
- Tuesday: Partly Sunny, 62°F, 1% precip, wind 2 mph
Daylight: Sunset 6:38 pm · 3 h 32 min of daylight left
Air: Moderate (AQI 53, PM2.5 10.3 µg/m³) at the Chilliwack monitor, 47 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Electric fire, 23 km away, 495 acres, 90% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Marten Ridge (3,520 ft, 0.3 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 26 · typical peak Apr 16
No reports in the last 3 days.
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