Seattle: Rachel Lake
This 7.4-miler scrambles the best of the eastern Cascades: waterfalls, fragrant forests, and a sprawling alpine lake.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 5.9
Waypoints
RLT001
Location: 47.4008827209473, -121.28392791748
Trailhead
RLT002
Location: 47.4038619995117, -121.285789489746
Enter Alpine Lakes Wilderness
RLT003
Location: 47.4109497070312, -121.291473388672
Good views N to HiBox Peak-a towering, stony crag
RLT004
Location: 47.4226837158203, -121.316558837891
Start climb near head of valley
RLT005
Location: 47.422779083252, -121.318572998047
Climb steep switchbacks. Small creeks frequently overflow trail
RLT006
Location: 47.4235153198242, -121.320449829102
Views East to HiBox Ridge and down the Rachel Creek Valley
RLT007
Location: 47.4224891662598, -121.321594238281
Trail traverses steep slope; Abundant wildflowers
RLT008
Location: 47.4205780029297, -121.32381439209
View NE to square knob of HiBox Peak and W to bluffs around Rachel Lake
RLT009
Location: 47.422191619873, -121.325325012207
Pass foot of small fantail waterfall
RLT010
Location: 47.4228782653809, -121.328636169434
Trail crosses into lake basin; Rachel Lake spreads below
RLT011
Location: 47.421459197998, -121.329292297363
Rachel Lake. Trail continues along SE shore; find private lunch spot. Return the way you came