A bit of rain will only enhance your 6-mile out-and-back trek to foggy forests, misty waterfalls, and a nearly 6,000-foot peak in Mt. Rainier National Park.
TO TRAILHEAD: I-5 S to WA 18 E to WA 167 S to WA 410 E. In 13.3 mi., R onto WA 165 (Mowich Lake Rd.). In about 23 mi., road dead-ends @ Mowich Lake parking lot near trailhead.
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TOL01
Distance: 3.05 mi
Points: 571
Calories: none
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Tolmie Peak Track
Points of Interest
TOL001
Location: 46.932941, -121.864098
Head N on the Wonderland Trail around L shore of Mowich Lake
TOL002
Location: 46.934349, -121.865997
Veer R to flank the alpine water; muddy shores are crowded with alpine firs and plentiful huckleberry bushes
TOL003
Location: 46.940937, -121.864563
Ascend timbered ridge as the trail veers L from lake into foggy forests
TOL004
Location: 46.950359, -121.867996
Ipsut Pass: Turn L @ Y onto Tolmie Peak Trail
TOL005
Location: 46.951241, -121.872200
Dramatic chalky white cliffs rise 100 ft. On rainy days, the walls are streaked with waterfalls
TOL006
Location: 46.952141, -121.876602
Turn L, follow drumming sound to gully stream bathed in blooms; upstream, a lovely cascade pours off the canyon lip from Eunice Lake
TOL007
Location: 46.952648, -121.876999
Tip: The upturned branches of mountain hemlocks offer little rain protection. Best to rest under silver and noble firs, or Western white pines