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Mount Rainier National Park: Kautz Rampart Loop
Pass through a sanctuary of towering old-growth forest and lush open meadows on this 5.5-mile loop around The Ramparts with majestic views of snowcapped Rainier.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Backpacking |
| State: | Washington (WA) |
| Distance: | 5.56 mi |
| Difficulty: | 8 / 10 |
| Rating: |
 2 rating(s)
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MORE PARK INFO: Mount Rainier National Park, (360) 569-2211; nps.gov/mora.
TO TRAILHEAD: WA 7 S to WA 706; L onto WA 706 at Elbe; drive E 20 mi. to Longmire. Turn R @ Longmire Museum; park in lot.
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| Distance: 5.56 mi | Points: 1130 |
Rampart Ridge Loop
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WPT001
Location: 46.750065, -121.812050Begin N of Wilderness Information Center on well-marked Wonderland Trail; pass cliff outcropping on L
WPT002
Location: 46.751732, -121.811584L @ Y through massive old growth; you may see elk or black bear
WPT003
Location: 46.757465, -121.810501Cross long boardwalk over creek
WPT004
Location: 46.761398, -121.809250Begin switchbacks up The Ramparts
WPT005
Location: 46.763618, -121.806770Break to admire jagged Eagle Peak (5,955 ft.) to the S
WPT006
Location: 46.766499, -121.805382L @ Y; follow Wonderland Trail N
WPT007
Location: 46.766567, -121.808151Hike beneath lush canopy of hemlock, yellow cedar, subalpine fir
WPT008
Location: 46.774235, -121.810799Lunch, boulder-hop at Kautz Creek (fed by one of Rainier's 26 glaciers)
WPT009
Location: 46.767395, -121.809090Hike along fragrant pine corridor sprinkled with colorful wildflowers; R @ Y, following Rampart Ridge Trail
WPT010
Location: 46.758465, -121.820702Skirt Rampart Ridge; skyline features Mt. Rainier (14,410 ft.), an active volcano encased in snow and ice
WPT011
Location: 46.752266, -121.823120Follow switchbacks downhill to Longmire Meadow
WPT012
Location: 46.751217, -121.816315R@T; follow Trail of Shadows past largest trees in the area before reaching trailhead
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