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Trail of Shadows, Mt. Rainer National Park


Introduction to the trail

  • Mt Rainer national park has total 36 official certified trails. The accumulative miles of these 36 trails is approximately 408.7. Trails are official cataloged into four areas – Northwest Area/Carbon & Mowich, Northeast Area Trails/Sunrise, White River, Southwest Area Trails/Longmire & Paradise, and Southeast Area Trails/Ohanapecosh. There are two additional other trails – The wonderland trail, Day hiking family nature trail.

Specifications

  • Northwest Area Trails - Carbon & Mowich has 9 trails. The approximately accumulative mileages of 9 trails are 174.5. This area has Carbon Glacier Trail (17 miles), Green Lake Trail (10.8 miles), Golden Lakes Trail (20.4 miles), Lake James Trail (27 miles), Moraine Park Trail (21 miles), Mystic Lake Trail (20.8 miles), Northern Loop Trail (45 miles), Spray Park Trail (6 miles) and Tolmie Peak Trail (6.5 miles).
  • Northeast Area Trails - Sunrise, White River, & Tipsoo has 10 total trails and the total mileages of 10 trials are approximately 83. The 10 trails are Burroughs Mountain Trail (7 miles), Crystal Lakes Trail (6 miles), Glacier Basin Trail (7 miles), Mystic Lake via Sunrise Trail (21 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) and Summerland Trail (8.5 miles).
  • Southwest Area Trails - Longmire & Paradise has 13 trails. The total mileages of 13 trails are 113.7. These trails are Bench & Snow Lake Trail (2.5 miles), Comet Falls Trail (3.8 miles), Eagle Peak Trail (7.2 miles), Emerald Ridge Trail (17.2 miles), Gobblers Knob Trail (12.8 miles), Indian Henry's Hunting Ground (Via Kautz Creek - 11.5 miles), Indian Henry's Hunting Ground (From Longmire - 13 miles), Klapatche Park Trail (19.2 miles), Lake George Trail (8.8 miles), Pinnacle Peak Trail (2.5 miles), Rampart Ridge Trail (4.6 miles), Skyline Trail (5 miles) and Van Trump Park Trail (5.6 miles).
  • Southeast Area Trails – Ohanapecosh has 4 trials and the mileages are 37.5. The four trails are Indian Bar Trail (14.5 miles), Shriner Peak Trail (8 miles), Silver Falls Trail (3 miles) and Three Lakes Trail (12 miles).
  • There are six types of pass of Mt Rainer national park. First one is Mount Rainier Annual Pass that cost 30 dollars and gives you unlimited entry in the same car. Second one is Mount Rainier Single Vehicle Fee that cost 15 dollars and gives you unlimited entry for one vehicle and passengers for seven consecutive days. Third one is Mount Rainier "Per Person" Fee that cost 5 dollars and gives you unlimited entry with foot or bicycle for seven consecutive days. Fourth one is Mount Rainier Motorcycle Fee that cost 5 dollars and gives you unlimited entry with riding one motorcycle for seven consecutive days. Fifth one is Campground Fees that has flexible fees from 112 dollars to 15 dollars depending on site. Last one is Campground Fees – Groups that cost from 40 dollars to 64 dollars and the price depends on site.


Why choose to hike this trail?

  • Mt Rainer national park is a world famous and landscape of Seattle and whole WA state. The quantities of trails all over Mt Rainer national park are amazing. Is there any to you to not being here Mt Rainer national park?

Contributor

Kun Wang