Hiking Guide
WTA's hiking guide is the most comprehensive database of hikes in Washington, and comprises content written by local hiking experts and user submitted information. All data is vetted by WTA staff. This resource is made possible by the donations of WTA members.
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Results List
101 HikesOlympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
14.72 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 3,965 feet
Highest Point: 4,926 feet
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The road to the trailhead is closed due to water line repairs.
Lunch Lake is a popular stop or overnight camping area along the Seven Lakes Basin Loop in Olympic National Park. Visitors here will need an overnight permit to stay here, attainable from Olympic National Park.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
9.63 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 5,111 feet
Highest Point: 5,384 feet
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The road to the trailhead is closed due to water line repairs.
High Divide trail makes up a section of the Seven Lakes Basin trail and leads to the Bailey Range Traverse. While campsites exist along this route, it's important to reserve your spot in advance of your visit here.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
17.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 3,200 feet
Highest Point: 5,050 feet
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The road to the trailhead is closed due to water line repairs.
The Sol Duc River Trail is one of Olympic National Park’s most beloved hikes. Thus it is always crowded and a backcountry camping quota is enforced. Roaring waterfalls, lush old growth, and subalpine meadows where elk bugle and bears browse for berries are just some of the many highlights.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
18.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,900 feet
Highest Point: 2,900 feet
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The road to the trailhead is closed due to water line repairs.
The North Fork Sol Duc River is a remote wilderness trail teeming with adventure. The trail is seldom maintained all the way to its end, and three river fords complicate the effort. The shoulder season hiker may experience solitude and wildlife, but they will also likely encounter high water, blowdown, and route-finding challenges.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
5.8 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 480 feet
Highest Point: 2,000 feet
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The road to the trailhead is closed due to water line repairs.
The Lover's Lane trail follows the Sol Duc river upstream, connecting Sol Duc campground, Sol Duc Falls and the resort.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
15.6 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 2,500 feet
Highest Point: 4,130 feet
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The road to the trailhead is closed due to water line repairs.
Mink Lake and the Little Divide offer miles of delightful hiking and showcase some of what makes the Sol Duc Valley so popular. Because it lacks the stunning scenery of the High Divide, Little Divide gets a fraction of the traffic. The option to loop back to the trailhead and see Deer Lake and Sol Duc Falls makes this an especially attractive and slightly shorter alternative.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
1.6 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 200 feet
Highest Point: 1,951 feet
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The road to the trailhead is closed due to water line repairs.
Marvel at old-growth trees amid a lush rain forest landscape while visiting one of Olympic National Park’s most beloved attractions: Sol Duc Falls.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
8.2 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,500 feet
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Hurricane Ridge will be closed to the public from 3/27 through 5/25/23.
A hike with great scenery in the high country of Olympic with good opportunity to see the endemic Olympic marmot and wildflowers!
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
1.8 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 825 feet
Highest Point: 5,020 feet
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Hurricane Ridge will be closed to the public from 3/27 through 5/25/23.
PJ Lake is a short but steep primitive trail to a subalpine tarn teeming with jumping trout. The lake’s beautiful color draws anglers, day hikers, and campers alike. However, the trail is so steep that the short mileage to get there is eclipsed by the vertical exertion and lingering leg pain.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
7.9 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 2,080 feet
Highest Point: 6,450 feet
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Hurricane Ridge will be closed to the public from 3/27 through 5/25/23.
The Grand Valley Loop is a great option, combining a ridge walk with sections along both Grand Creek Valley and Badger Valley.
Olympic Peninsula > Pacific Coast
3.3 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 286 feet
Highest Point: 71 feet
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Construction 3/20 through 4/10/23: No access to main parking lot and limited parking in a nearby lot (no overnight) M-Th. Limited parking from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in main parking lot F-Su. Restrooms will be closed.
The road to Rialto Beach and access to be the beach will be closed on 3/28/23.
Spend a day strolling the rugged Olympic Coast to dramatic sea stacks and natural wonders.
Olympic Peninsula > Pacific Coast
33.0 miles, roundtrip
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Beautiful multi-day hike that shows off the beauty of the Hoh Rainforest. Hike on relatively level ground until the last two miles, which climb to Elk Lake Campground, a good place to start a day hike to the glacier.
Olympic Peninsula > Kitsap Peninsula
2.5 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 140 feet
Highest Point: 140 feet
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The park is closed until further notice for facility repairs. (Estimated reopening in May 2023.)
Found on the shores of Puget Sound is the marine and camping Penrose Point State Park. The park consists of 237 acres and nearly two miles of shoreline, including Mayo Cove and Carr Inlet.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
4.8 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 500 feet
Highest Point: 1,900 feet
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Heart O' the Forest campground and trail will be closed from 3/1 - 5/12/23.
This trail is a really nice accompaniment to your morning coffee, but bring a thermos -- it's long enough that the coffee might get cold by the time you reach the end!
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
4.3 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 850 feet
Highest Point: 1,850 feet
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This low-key loop in the shadow of Mount Ellinor makes for a great respite on a hot summer day or a low-country winter ramble when it's rainy.
Olympic Peninsula > Kitsap Peninsula
5.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,000 feet
Highest Point: 1,639 feet
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Green Mountain is the Kitsap Peninsula's go-to after work destination. Whether you're mountain biking, trail running, or hiking, you can get a quick workout by hiking the Gold Creek Trail up to the summit of Green Mountain.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
7.5 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 850 feet
Highest Point: 1,166 feet
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Visit a multi-use trail to a summit that boasts coastal scenery, forests, rocky bluffs, tidepools, and a hearty climb to a 1,166-foot viewpoint over the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Olympic Peninsula > Kitsap Peninsula
1.5 miles of trails
Highest Point: 100 feet
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Want to go on a forest stroll, do some tide pooling and have a picnic on the lawn, all in the same place? Look no further than Kitsap Memorial State Park.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
27.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 4,983 feet
Highest Point: 5,753 feet
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Backpack on primitive trails to Dodger Point Camp in the heart of Olympic National Park for unparalleled views of high, snowy peaks towering above deep forested valleys.
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
19.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 4,000 feet
Highest Point: 5,120 feet
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Stunning views, stargazing, backcountry lakes and plentiful wildlife await you on this classic 19-mile loop on the Olympic Mountains’ stunning Seven Lakes Basin and High Divide Trail.
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
5.5 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,100 feet
Highest Point: 2,540 feet
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This is a classic Olympics river hike without the crowds, and it's downhill all the way to your destination.
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
6.8 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 600 feet
Highest Point: 3,100 feet
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The Upper Dungeness River trail is an easy stroll along a roaring river and among towering trees. It’s great for all ages (as long as the trail is snow- and ice-free), and the shelter at Camp Handy is a welcome and dry lunch destination on rainy days.
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
7.2 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,600 feet
Highest Point: 4,600 feet
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This short dayhike also offers campsites near the site of an old B-17 crash site. Please leave what you see so others may discover this historic site as you do.
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
9.4 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 2,450 feet
Highest Point: 5,050 feet
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Tunnel Creek Trail has two trailheads. Nearly all hikers access the trail from the north side where for the first three miles the moderately easy grade is often within earshot of Tunnel Creek. After crossing the South Fork of Tunnel Creek, the route rises at a steeper but manageable grade past Harrison Lakes to 5050 Pass and some nearby viewpoints. The south side trailhead is on the Dosewallips Road. This segment’s notoriously steep grade to 5050 Pass means it is seldom used. Try it and you’ll find out why.
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
18.0 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 6,050 feet
Highest Point: 6,866 feet
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A scramble and climbing route to the summit of a mountain in the Olympic range. Climbing gear and expertise required.
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
21.1 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 3,150 feet
Highest Point: 4,650 feet
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The Six Ridge Trail is a rugged route that traverses the South Fork to the North Fork of the Skokomish River. It is known for its solitude, meadows and grand mountain vistas, but it comes at a price -- a steep, long trail to these destinations.
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
11.5 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 3,489 feet
Highest Point: 6,000 feet
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Marmot Pass offers great views and a gentle hike through old-growth forest as well as high meadows. It is a great day hike, but also offers a great starting place for a variety of overnight options.
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
12.9 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,890 feet
Highest Point: 2,943 feet
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The Lower Big Quilcene Trail begins just outside the Buckhorn Wilderness and follows the lower Big Quilcene River along a mostly non-technical tread for approximately 6.5 miles. The moss-lined route starts on an old road bed through younger forest and then winds past large old-growth cedars. In spring and summer, blooming rhododendrons add vibrant color to your journey. This trail is also a great choice during the fall and winter months because the trees provide shelter from precipitation.
Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
8.5 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 800 feet
Highest Point: 900 feet
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Venture up the Lower South Fork of the Skokomish River for an abundance of flora and fauna amid lush old growth.
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
7.2 miles, roundtrip
Gain: 1,300 feet
Highest Point: 2,000 feet
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The hike to Lena Lake is doable for nearly every type of hiker, and the traffic on the trail is evidence of it. A wide path switchbacks gently at first and then just a little more steeply uphill through old- and second-growth forest to a large lake ringed by silent sentinels--huge old-growth fir trees that keep watch over day hikers and campers who elect to stay overnight at this wilderness refuge.