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Rainbow Creek Trail

In the North Methow Mountains

Trail10 km · 6 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: South Pass Trail 1.0 mi · 1.6 kmExplore North Methow Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 12–18 °C (54–64 °F)

  1. J-5°-11°237
  2. F-3°-11°153
  3. M-1°-8°115
  4. A2°-6°67
  5. M7°-4°58
  6. J12°1°55
  7. J17°4°34
  8. A18°4°32
  9. S13°1°44
  10. O5°-4°143
  11. N-3°-10°259
  12. D-7°-13°239

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

Length
10 km · 6 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain range
North Methow Mountains (Methow Mountains › North Cascades; GMBA)
Nearest town
41 km W of Twisp (Okanogan County, Washington) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
Connects to
McAlester Creek Trail, Rainbow Lake Trail, South Pass Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route centre
48.4099, -120.6708
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.

More trails in the North Methow Mountains

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Louis Lake

4.6 km · 4.7 mi · 7.6 km away

Copper Pass Trail

8.4 km · 5.1 mi · 8.2 km away

Bullion Loop Trail

6.1 km · 7 mi · 11 km away

Williams Creek

11 km · 8 mi · 12 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

South Pass Trail

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

South Creek

1.0 mi · 1.7 km · Washington

Rainbow Lake Trail

2.4 mi · 3.9 km · Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

McAlester Creek Trail

3.5 mi · 5.6 km · North Cascades National Park

Twisp Pass

4.1 mi · 6.7 km · North Cascades National Park

Reynolds Creek

4.7 mi · 7.6 km · Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

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