Purple Rainbow

Description

The Purple Rainbow 100k encompasses everything I love about the Cascades. It climbs to alpine terrain, crossing over sub-alpine passes. It also descends to the open pine forests and arid Eastern slopes. Thick forests, plunging rivers, rocky passes, expansive lakes and challenging climbs (and crushing descents) are all included!

Stehekin, my favorite trail town of all the trails, provides a respite in terms of food and/or lodging for those that want to complete the route in multi days or getting supplies along the way.  All amenities in Stehekin are on!

Route:

Start: Bridge Creek TH Hwy 20

End: Bridge Creek TH Hwy 20

Leg 1: Bridge Creek Trail S .8mi to poorly marked junction to Copper Pass. Stay left.

Leg1A: *Do not cross Bridge Creek. Do not take trails up to Copper Pass, Stiletto Peak or Twisp Pass. Parallel the creek to intersection with McAlester Pass Trail: 2.2mi

Leg 2: McAlester Pass Trail SE to South Pass Trail jct: 5.3mi

Leg 3: Rainbow Creek Trail S to Boulder Creek Trail: 9.4mi

Leg 4: Boulder Creek Trail E to War Creek Pass: 9.8 mi

Leg 5: Purple Creek Trail to Purple Point/Stehekin: 8.1mi

Leg 6: Stehekin Valley Road NW appx 3mi to Rainbow Falls Trail

Leg 7: Rainbow Falls Trail and Rainbow Creek Trail N to Rainbow Lake Trail: 5.4mi

Leg 8: Rainbow Lake Trail to Pacific Crest Trail: 11.5mi

Leg 9: PCT to Bridge Creek TH: ~6mi