At this junction, you decide whether to take the short round trip to Rainbow Falls, which takes about an hour, or to venture into the backcountry for a longer adventure. The Rainbow Lake Trail takes you deep into the backcountry and, as you might expect, right to Rainbow Lake and also Hanging Lake, where you can pitch your tent.

Hubert Trapp

August 15, 2025

Hiking

The forest path of the Rainbow Loop Trail ends above the falls at Whistler Cemetery Road, a drivable gravel road. This is the junction of the Rainbow Lake Trail, a route that climbs approximately 700 meters to the mountain lake through the protected drinking water catchment of the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW).

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Location: Area C (Pemberton Valley/Mount Currie/D'Arcy), British Columbia, Canada

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