The Duckabush River trail is a good choice for this season because it is snow-free for the first five miles. The road to the trailhead is full of potholes, but otherwise easy to drive. The trail is in pretty good shape, except for some downed trees (a couple of large ones to negotiate between Big Hump and Five Mile Camp). We found it a beautiful hike in the deep, dark forest. We had our lunch at the river at Five Mile Camp and enjoyed watching the tumultuous river (very high right now) and peaceful pools among the boulders. Since it was such a cloudy day, there were few people on the trail, although we saw a few campers along the river both before and after Big Hump.
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