Flapjack Lakes via North Fork Skokomish River — Saturday, Sep. 11, 2010

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

Excellent hike! And the trail appears to have had continual maintenance done. As other trip reports have stated, the bridge is out but the detour is clearly marked and easily accessible. It appears that Mother Nature frequently lays waste to this trail but someone is always there to make it accessible again. The day I was there, it appeared that someone had just gone through to trim the salal and berry bushes from the trail's edge. Thank you! Not many berries along the North Fork Skokomish River trail but lots all along the Flapjack lakes trail as well as along the shores of the lakes. I had an interest in exploring the Gladys divide area until the low clouds blew in and took away any hopes of a view more than a few feet in front of me. Bummer. Round trip, the hike and lunch break took me almost 6 hours. The roads to and from the trailhead/Staircase ranger station are also half the fun (winding and low volume of cars).