Mount Rainier area hiking trails

name, trail #, last update, trail access, type of use, distance, difficulty, amount of use, elevation

Arch Rock 1187 Starts at 3900' at junction with Greenwater trail #1176. Ends at 5950' at junction with Pacific Crest Trail 2000. TR 1176 Hiking, Stock 3.1 More Difficult Medium 3900

Buck Creek 1169 Connector trail for #1194 Skookum Flats Trail and #1199 White River Trail. SR 410 Hiking, Bicycles 0.5 Easiest Medium 2400

Bullion Basin 1156 Popular Horse trail. Trail climbs thru subalpine timber into the basin. FS RD 7190 Hiking, Stock 2.2 More Difficult Medium 4760

Carbon & Bearhead 1179 Access at Summit Lake trailhead and also access Summit Lake. Road is unmaintained with overgrowth. FS RD 74 Hiking, Stock 9.4 More Difficult Low 4200

Christoff 1171 Hard to find trailhead. FS RD 7125 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles 3.3 More Difficult Medium 2120

Clearwater 1178 Limited access. Navigation skills required. FS RD 74 Hiking, Stock 8.1 More Difficult Low 4200

Clearwest Peak 1181 Follows ridge to 5644 elevation. Snow on trails. FS RD 74, 7430 Hiking, Stock 0.8 More Difficult Medium 4725

Colquhoun Peak 1195 Hike to an old lookout site. FS RD 70, 7030 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles, Motor cycles 0.5 More Difficult Low 4650

Crystal Mountain 1163 Some construction in the area, may be detoured. Access from Sand Flats campground, off Crystal Mtn. Blvd., FS#7190510. FS RD 7190 -510 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles 9.1 Easiest Heavy 4080

Dalles Ridge 1173 Nice ridge walk. FS RD 70, 72, 7250 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles 1.8 More Difficult Medium 5400

Dalles River 1204.1 Trail from Dalles Campground to a huge Doug fir. SR410 Hiking, Bicycles 0.8 Easiest Heavy 2100

Deep Creek 1196 Caution advised for stock use; steep trail. FS RD 70, 7036 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles 4.0 More Difficult Medium 2880

Divide 1172 FS RD 70, 7030, 7032 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles, Motor cycles 8.5 More Difficult Medium 4320

Doe Falls 1174 Connects with Suntop Trail #1183 to #1174 in 2.5 miles. Harvest area which ends at small waterfall. FS RD 7160 Hiking 0.5 More Difficult Medium 4080

Frog Mountain 1180 3.1 miles One way. FS RD 74 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles, Motor cycles 3.1 More Difficult Low 4200

Goat Falls 1189 FS RD 7174 Closed Hiking 0.5 Easiest Medium 3040

Goat Lake 1161 Starts in high alpine with view of Castle Mountain. FS RD 7190 Hiking, Stock 1.6 More Difficult Heavy 6160

Grass Mountain 1170 Hard to find trailhead. FS RD 7125 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles 6.0 More Difficult Heavy 4560

Greenwater Lakes 1176 NO HORSE TRAFFIC. NO VEHICLE ACCESS to parking area. Foot traffic only. First bridge has large tree across. FS RD 70, 7033 or 7174 Hiking, Bicycles 7.6/4.3 More Difficult Extra Heavy 2500

Heskin Lake 1193 From Crystal Mtn., walk to Chairlift #4. The Lake is approx. 200 yards from the top of the chair. OR, walk 3/4 of the way up the T-Bar to silver creek Trail, then to Jim Town. At Jim Town, cross the creek and follow the trail to Heskin Lake. FS RD 7190 & TR 1163 Hiking, Stock 0.7 More Difficult Heavy 5520

Huckleberry Creek 1182 This trail starts in FS land, and continues up into the National Park. FS RD 73 Hiking 0.9 Easiest Medium 3200

John Muir Nature 1204 Barrier-free trail loop located in the Dalles Campground. SR 410 Hiking, Barrier Free 0.8 Easiest Heavy 2200

Lost Lake 1185 FS RD 70 & TR 1176 Hiking, Stock 5.1 More Difficult Heavy 3000

Maggie Creek 1186 Wilderness trail which crosses the Greenwater River with junction at the PCT. FS RD 70, 7033 & TR 1176 Hiking, Stock 5.0 More Difficult Medium 3500

Naches 1175 Begins at 2500 feet with trailhead on FR 7033; ends at 5100 feet at Naches Pass. Trail is closed to motorized use November 15 through July 15. FS RD 70 Open to all users. 5.7 More Difficult Extra Heavy 2500

Noble Knob 1184 Beautiful ridge hike. Rd. 7174 is closed. A NW Forest pass is needed for camping in Corral pass and hiking the trails. FS RD 7174 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles 7.9 More Difficult Heavy 5700

Norse Peak View 1191.1 Spur off #1191. FS RD 7190 Hiking, Stock 0.9 More Difficult Heavy 6480

Norse Peak 1191 FS RD 7190 Hiking, Stock 5.2 More Difficult Extra Heavy 4000

Pacfic Crest (Chinook Pass to Norse Peak Trail) 2000 Gov't Meadows to Pyramid Pk. Snow with ice. SR 410 Hiking, Stock 10.2 More Difficult Heavy 5432 Pacfic Crest (Norse Peak Trail to Naches Pass Trail) 2000 Check "www.pcta.org" . SR 410 Hiking, Stock 12.9 More Difficult Medium 6080

Palisades 1198 FS RD 70, 7150 & TR 1199 Hiking, Bicycles 6.6 More Difficult Medium 2400

Pyramid Peak 1160 Sno-Park area FS Rd #7030, off of #70. Trail not maintained at this time. Heavy logging. FS RD 70, 7030 Hiking, Stock 0.7 More Difficult Medium 4960

Rainier View 1155 0.6 mile ridge walk. No connecting trail to Castle Mtn. Rock Crumbles on Castle Mtn. FS RD 7174 Hiking, Stock 2.2 More Difficult Medium 5680

Ranger Creek 1197 Begins at 2800' at junction with White River Trail #1199; Ends at 5520' at junction with Dalles Ridge Trail #1173. FS RD 7174 & TR 1199 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles 5.8 More Difficult Medium 2880

Silver Creek 1192 Trail from Crystal Mountain Resort. Climbs to 5880'. FS RD 7190 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles 2.1 Easiest Heavy 4800

Skookum Flats 1194 FS RD 7190 & TR 1162 Hiking, Bicycles 8.2 Easiest Heavy 2100

Snoquera Falls 1167 Great hike to waterfall. One blow down on trail. SR 410 Hiking 2.4 More Difficult Heavy 2560

Summit Lake 1177 One-way span bridge is complete and open for travel. Can travel past bridge about 4.6 miles to park. High clearance, 4X might get to Summit Lake Trailhead. Road is unmaintained with overgrowth. FS RD 7810 Hiking, Stock 2.5 Easiest Heavy 4400

Suntop 1183 Gate locked 1mile before lookout when volunteers are not present. FS RD 7160 Hiking, Stock, Bicycles, Motor cycles 8.3 Easiest Medium 2600

White River 1199 FS RD 7174 Closed Hiking, Stock, Bicycles 5.9 Easiest Heavy 2960

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