Mount Walker — Monday, May. 23, 2016

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

First time hiking Mt. Walker. My dog Jillian and I parked at the trailhead and hiked up Mt. Walker trail #894. It's really quite steep and almost 2 miles long. I broke a sweat! There is nothing wrong with this trail except 1 easy tree to step over. It is very well maintained! Once at the top (north viewpoint) I decided to hike over to the South viewpoint via the road... Then, I just suddenly decided to hike the road ALL the way back down to the trailhead. Honestly, it was a risky decision at 6 P.M. not even knowing how long the road was lol. oops could've ended up hiking down the road in the dark... We made really good time though and everything worked out:) The road must be about 4.5 - 5 miles long because My GPS said 7 miles roundtrip total. There was a spot on the road where some pretty serious rocks have fallen over the road. Looks like you could easily drive around it (if you are driving). Just thought it might be worth mentioning. Lots and lots of wildflowers including hundreds of beautiful blooming rhododendrons! Nice view from both viewpoints even though it was a cloudy day. I could see Seattle from up there although I couldn't seem to get it to turn out in a picture.