2016 Mt Rainier NP — Wonder Land Trail
The Wonderland Trail is a 93 mile trail that circumnavigates Mt Rainier. It was originally proposed to be a road to drive around the mountain but was instead used by rangers as a quick route to monitor the back country. Horse riders eventually commandeered the trail and then the National Park Service realized they had an attraction in the trail itself. It was selected by Backpacker Magazine as the best loop hike in the nation in 2016. We finally got a permit to hike this trail in the late summer of 2016. This is a spectacular trail and should be on every backpacker’s bucket list.
- Getting There
- Day 1 — Mowich Lake to Eagles Roost
- Day 2 — Eagles Roost to Cataract Valley
- Day 3 — Cataract Valley to Mystic Lake
- Day 4 — Mystic Lake to Granite Creek
- Day 5 — Granite Creek to Sunrise
- Day 6 — Sunrise to Summerland
- Day 7 — Summerland to Indian Bar
- Day 8 — Indian Bar to Nickel Creek
- Day 9 — Nickel Creek to Paradise River
- Day 10 — Paradise River to Pyramid Creek
- Day 11 — Pyramid Creek to South Puyallup
- Day 12 — South Puyallup to Klapatche Park
- Day 13 — Klapatche Park to Golden Lakes
- Day 14 — Golden Lakes to Mowich Lake
- After the Trail