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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Sep · highs 12–23 °C (54–73 °F)
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- F7°-1°207
- M9°1°228
- A12°2°179
- M16°5°161
- J19°8°138
- J23°11°57
- A23°11°52
- S20°9°104
- O14°5°221
- N7°1°342
- D4°-2°294
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 19 km · 12 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- South Washington Cascades (Cascade Range › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 14 km SE of Carbonado (Pierce County, Washington) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Best months
- Apr–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Washington
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Route centre
- 46.9566, -121.8398
- Route start
- 46.9950, -121.9155
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 5194368
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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