Tunnel Creek #841
Mar 19, 2000
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Tunnel Creek
- Region: Olympics -- East
- Agency: Olympic National Forest, Quilcene Ranger District
- Trails: Tunnel Creek (#841)
- Avg Rating: 3.12
- Be Aware Of
- Snow on trail
“Hey Huff, I’ve got a trail for you.” “Well, Puff, tell me about it, but don’t put it on the WTA website or else there will be mass people on the trail.” “How does 4500 feet over 3.2 miles sound'” “Man, Ron Judd could put that one on the front page of the Times and there still wouldn’t be anyone there.” “Riiight!”
Turn west just north of the Dosewallips River in Brinnon and go 9 miles to a sign that says “Elkhorn Camp 2 Miles.” About 150 metres farther is a parking lot on the right. A hundred metres past that is the trailhead at 500 feet.
Supposedly it’s 1.1 miles and 2250 feet up to a creek crossing. It might be a little farther, but this is the steepest official trail I have ever been on, easy. I went another hour past the creek to about the 4000-foot level before I hit serious snow. With the aid of my trusty ice axe, I continued another half-hour before hitting some deep stuff and giving up. I think I was pretty close to the 5050-foot divide. From there the trail purportedly descends 4.4 miles to the 2600-foot trailhead in the Quilcene valley.
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