Name: Trail of the Shadows
Rating: 3.9

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Family Friendly A nice, short hike where the whole family can enjoy the nature and history that Mount Rainier National Park has to offer.

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Human and natural history come together in the forest and meadows of Longmire. You'll see a replica of an early homestead cabin and discover the plants and animals that call this area their home.

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Land Manager: National Park Service - Mount Rainier National Park

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3.9 from 11 votes

#4

in Longmire

#11201

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3.9 from 11 votes

5 Star		27%
4 Star		45%
3 Star		18%
2 Star		9%
1 Star		0%

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#4

in Longmire

#518

in Washington

#11,201

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Mar 5, 2015 near Eatonville, WA

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Jul 28, 2025

Anonymous

Glad we went counter clockwise. Going that way kept most of the steeper sections on the climb instead of the descent.

Jun 1, 2025

Shana Allison

May 23, 2024

Bradley Randall

Oct 31, 2023

Genoveva Francis

Jun 12, 2023

Rene McGowan

Nice trail with a bit of uphill.

Aug 17, 2022

Stephanie Clarkson

Jul 24, 2022

D Bradshaw Akin

Jun 24, 2022

Mike Welch

Beautiful scenery. Mostly tree covered. 0.7mi — 0h 24m

Oct 24, 2021

B. Peters

With kiddo

Sep 1, 2021

Hsiwen Fang

Jun 28, 2021

Stephanie Cairney

Jun 21, 2021

Dave Cerlanek

18h 45m

Jun 14, 2021

Private User

Dec 27, 2020

David Scott

Sep 2, 2020

Janet Kim

Aug 17, 2020

Raj Mathew

Jul 8, 2020

Katie Jajtner

0.7mi

Jul 8, 2020

Gabriel Gottfredsen

Very nice flat trail where forest and meadow/mineral springs meet (edge environment). Interesting signs about the history and settlement of Longmir… 0.7mi — 1h 00m

Jul 8, 2020

Elizabeth D

Mar 20, 2020

Matt McClintock

Sep 15, 2019

Jess Earp

Sep 4, 2019

J Cham

Jul 14, 2019

Trent Smith

May 4, 2019

Ryan Sands

Easy walk, informative great for families. Nice views of surrounding mountains and mineral springs.

Feb 24, 2019

Rudy D Fierro Jr

Jul 30, 2018

Savannah Sanford

Jul 6, 2018

Anastasia V

Cute scenic trail through the woods and natural hot springs 0.7mi

May 30, 2018

Connor Greene

Oct 7, 2017

Benjamin Ehrenreich

Aug 4, 2017

Christine Smith

Jul 1, 2017

Kelly Fink

Jan 9, 2016

Anthony Lavely

Pretty! 0.7mi

Jan 9, 2016

Rachael Wiegand

Jun 24, 2012

Jared Stewart

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Trail of the Shadows

“Hike at the intersection of dense forest and open meadow. ”

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2,761' 842 m

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Family Friendly A nice, short hike where the whole family can enjoy the nature and history that Mount Rainier National Park has to offer.

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#11,201

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