British Columbia trails · Rainbow-Sproatt-Flank Trail
Rainbow-Sproatt-Flank Trail
A 17.4-mile network in British Columbia, with 2,799 ft of climbing. Reaches Rainbow Falls and other viewpoint/waterfall destinations. Managed by Recreation Sites & Trails BC.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 83% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 5.8. It gives back about 6,394 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Rainbow Falls (waterfall)
- Rainbow Mountain Paraglide Launch (viewpoint)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:59 a.m., the sun rises at 7:32 a.m. and sets at 6:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:55 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 51 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.4-mile route takes roughly 7 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:23 p.m. — 2 h 59 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Unicorn Petting Zoo + Into the Mystic + Rainbow-Sproatt-Flank Trail — 3.7 mi loop, 542 ft gain
- Industrial Disease + Rainbow-Sproatt-Flank Trail + Rainbow Sproat Flank Trail — 4.1 mi loop, 904 ft gain
- Pura Vida + Rainbow-Sproatt-Flank Trail + Into the Mystic — 4.7 mi loop, 1,668 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Singing Pass Trail — 2.3 mi
- Lizzie Lake Trail — 26.9 mi