Trail Descriptions


Trail descriptions and trailhead locations are available for the following trails:

Northwest Area Trails
  • Carbon Glacier Trail (7 miles)
  • Carbon River Rain Forest (.3 mile)
  • Family Nature Trails (.3 to 7 miles)
  • Green Lake Trail (3.6 miles)
  • Lake James Trail (17 miles)
  • Moraine Park Trail (11 miles)
  • Mystic Lake Trail (15.8 miles)
  • Northern Loop Trail (35 miles)
  • Spray Park Trail (6 miles)
  • Tolmie Peak Trail (6.5 miles)
  • Windy Gap Trail (14 miles)
  • Wonderland Trail (93 miles)
  • Northeast Area Trails
  • Burroughs Mountain Trail (7 miles)
  • Crystal Lakes Trail (6 miles)
  • Family Nature Trails (1 to 7 miles)
  • Glacier Basin Trail (7 miles)
  • Mt. Fremont Lookout Trail (5.5 miles)
  • Naches Peak Loop Trail (3.5 miles)
  • Owyhigh Lakes Trail (7 miles)
  • Pacific Crest Trail (10.5 miles)
  • Palisades Lakes Trail (7 miles)
  • Shadow Lake Trail (3 miles)
  • Sourdough Ridge Trail (1 mile)
  • Summerland Trail (8.5 miles)
  • Wonderland Trail (93 miles)
  • Southwest Area Trails
    Southeast Area Trails
  • Family Nature Trails (.5 to 3 miles)
  • Grove of the Patriarchs (1.5 miles)
  • Indian Bar Trail (14.5 miles)
  • Life Systems Trail (.5 mile)
  • Shriner Peak Trail (8 miles)
  • Silver Falls Trail (3 miles)
  • Three Lakes Trail (12 miles)
  • Wonderland Trail (93 miles)
  • Alphabetical List:

    Bench Lake Trail (2.5 miles) in the Paradise area
    Burroughs Mountain Trail (7 miles) in the Sunrise area
    Camp Muir Trail (9 miles) in the Paradise area
    Carbon Glacier Trail (7 miles) in the Carbon River area
    Carbon River Rain Forest (.3 mile) in the Carbon River area
    Comet Falls Trail (3.8 miles)in the Longmire area
    Crystal Lakes Trail (6 miles) 4 miles north of Cayuse Pass
    Eagle Peak Trail (7.2 miles) in the Longmire area
    Emerald Ridge Trail (17.2 miles) on the Westside Road
    Family Day Trails & Nature Trails (.3 to 7 miles)
    Glacier Basin Trail (7 miles) in the White River Campground
    Gobblers Knob Trail (12.8 miles) on the Westside Road
    Golden Lakes Trail (34.5 miles) on the Westside Road
    Green Lake Trail (3.6 miles) in the Carbon River area
    Grove of the Patriarchs Trail (1.5 miles) near the Stevens Canyon Entrance
    Indian Bar Trail (14.5 miles) on the Stevens Canyon Road
    Indian Henrys Hunting Ground (11.5 miles) via Kautz Creek Trail
    Indian Henrys Hunting Ground (13 miles) from the Longmire area
    Klapatche Park Trail (21 miles) on the Westside Road
    Lake George Trail (9.8 miles) on the Westside Road
    Lake James Trail (17 miles) in the Carbon River area
    Life Systems Trail (.5 mile) at Ohanapecosh
    Moraine Park Trail (11 miles) in the Carbon River area
    Mount Fremont Lookout Trail (5.5 miles) in the Sunrise area
    Mystic Lake Trail (15.8 miles) in the Carbon River area
    Naches Peak Loop Trail
    (3.5 miles) in the northeast area
    Narada Falls Trail (9 miles) in the Longmire area
    Nisqually Vista Trail (1.2 miles) in the Paradise area
    Northern Loop Trail (35 miles) in the Carbon River area
    Owyhigh Lakes Trail (7 miles) near the White River Entrance
    Pacific Crest Trail (10.5 miles) in the northeast area
    Palisades Lakes Trail (7 miles) in the Sunrise Area
    Pinnacle Peak Trail (2.5 miles) on the Stevens Canyon Road
    Rampart Ridge Trail (4.6 miles) in the Longmire area
    Shadow Lake Trail (3 miles) in the Sunrise area
    Shriner Peak Trail (8 miles) north of the Stevens Canyon Entrance
    Silver Falls Trail (3 miles) from the Ohanapecosh Campground
    Skyline Trail (5 miles) in the Paradise area
    Snow Lake Trail (2.5 miles) in the Paradise area
    Sourdough Ridge Trail (1 mile) in the Sunrise area
    Spray Park Trail (6 miles) in the Mowich Lake area
    Summerland Trail (8.5 miles) near the White River Entrance
    Three Lakes Trail (12 miles) in the Ohanapecosh area
    Tolmie Peak Trail (6.5 miles) in the Mowich Lake area
    Trail of the Shadows (.5 mile) in the Longmire area
    Van Trump Park Trail (5.8 miles) in the Longmire area
    Windy Gap Trail (14 miles) in the Carbon River area
    Wonderland Trail (93 miles) encircling Mount Rainier


    Last Updated:Tuesday, 02-Nov-1999 15:43:02 Eastern Daylight Time
    http://www.nps.gov/archive/mora/trail/trail_pages.htm
    Author: Ranger Division


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