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Rialto Beach and Hole-in-the-Wall — Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025

Olympic Peninsula > Pacific Coast
Hole-in-the-wall

Timing:

  • Start Time: 1pm
  • Reached Hole-in-the-wall: 1:45pm
  • Returned to Vehicle: 2:30pm

I explored the hole-in-the-wall and nearby the primitive trail, which has a rope to help climb up and over the cliff at high tide.

Parking:

  • There is somewhat limited parking (at least for day hikers), though I got lucky and grabbed a spot as somebody was leaving.

Lovely beach, hiked around higher tide so the beach was rocky and had to watch a bit for waves at parts since I had regular tennis shoes. Many pelicans were out! The hole-in-the-wall is inaccessible to walk through at higher tide - based on other trip reports / descriptions, you can walk through at lower tide.

This trail is also the start of the 30-mile North Coast Route (wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/north-coast-beach-travelway), so I saw a number of backpackers alongside the day hikers and beachgoers.

Primitive trail lookout above hole-in-the-wall
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