Hiking (OLYM)

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Sunset at Rialto Beach - Mora, and Hall of Mosses - Hoh Rain Forest © NPS

Olympic Mainland

Trail Name | Trailhead (# on map) | Length (Roundtrip distances unless noted otherwise) | Notes

Heart O’ Hills Area

Heart O’ the Forest | Campground Loop E (1) | 4.6 miles | Roundtrip trek through old-growth forest

Heather Park | Near Campground Entrance (1) | 6.3 miles | (1-way) Climbs 4,150-ft, 4-miles to wildflower meadows

Lake Angeles | Near Campground Entrance (1) | 6.4 miles | (1-way) Climbs 2,400-ft in first 3.4 miles to Lake Angeles

Hurricane Ridge Area

Big Meadows Trails | Near Visitor Center (2) | 2.0 miles | Cirque Rim, Big Meadows, and High Ridge Trails

Klahhane Ridge | Near Visitor Center (2) | 2.8 miles | (1-way) Hikers can continue to Heart O’ the Hills

Wolf Creek | Near Picnic Area A (3) | 8.0 miles | (1-way) Trail descends almost 4,000-ft to Whiskey Bend

Hurricane Hill (favorite) | End of Hurricane Hill Rd (4) | 3.2 miles | First 0.25-mile is paved, panoramic views

Little River (favorite) | Hurricane Hill Trail (4) | 8.0 miles | (1-way) Descends 4,000+ feet to Little River Road

Hurricane Hill/Elwha | Hurricane Hill Trail (4) | 5.8 miles | (1-way) Descends 5,250 feet to Whiskey Bend Road

Elwha Area

Madison Falls | Near Park Boundary (5) | 0.2 mile | Wheelchair accessible, self-guiding, 60-ft waterfall

Cascade Rock | Elwha Campground (6) | 4.2 miles | Moderate hike through forest to valley views

Nature Loop | Elwha Camp Picnic Shelter (7) | 0.6 mile | Flat and easy forested loop trail

Griff Creek | Elwha Ranger Station (7) | 5.8 miles | Hike through forest (2,910 feet elevation gain)

West Lake Mills | Glines Canyon Dam (8) | 3.8 miles | Flat trail along the west shore of Lake Mills

West Elwha | Altair Campground (8) | 6.0 miles | Flat trail along the west bank of Elwha River

Happy Lake Ridge | Just beyond Observation Pt. (9) | 9.5 miles | Steep climb (3,709-ft gain) to ridge and lake

Appleton Pass/Boulder Lake | End of Olympic Hot Springs Rd (10) | 7.7 miles | (1-way) Climbs through hot springs area

Humes Ranch | End of Whiskey Bend Rd (11) | 6.0 miles | Moderate loop, can shorten via intersecting trails

Upper Lake Mills | End of Whiskey Bend Rd (11) | 1.0 mile | Short but steep descent to Elwha River

Sol Duc Area

Ancient Groves | Near Park Boundary (12) | 0.6 mile | Easy self-guiding loop through old-growth forest

Lover’s Lane | Sol Duc Campground (13) | 5.8 miles | Loop that connects Sol Duc Resort and Sol Duc Falls

Mink Lake | Sol Duc Campground (13) | 5.2 miles | Moderate climb through dense forest to lake

Sol Duc Falls (favorite) | Sol Duc Falls Trailhead (14) | 1.6 miles | Hike through old-growth forests to a three-pronged falls

Deer Lake | Sol Duc Falls Trailhead (14) | 7.6 miles | Veers from Sol Duc Falls Tr just before the falls

Hoh Rain Forest Area

Hall of Mosses (favorite) | Visitor Center (15) | 0.8 mile | Easy loop trail through old-growth rain forest

Spruce Nature | Visitor Center (15) | 1.2 miles | Part of the trail skirts the Hoh River (elk potential)

Hoh River (favorite) | Visitor Center (15) | 17.3 miles | (1-way) Strenuous hike to north face of Mount Olympus

South Snider – Jackson | West of Entrance Station (16) | 11.8 miles | Primitive trail over ridge to Bogachiel River

Quinault Area

Quinault Big Cedar (favorite) | 2 mi from US-101 intersection (17) | 0.2 mile | Short and flat walk to huge cedar tree

Maple Glade | Near Ranger Station (18) | 0.5 mile | Short loop through big leaf maple grove

Kestner Homestead | Ranger Station (18) | 1.3 miles | Self-guiding loop about homesteading life

Irely Lake | Near North Fork Campground (19) | 1.2 miles | Short and relatively flat hike to shallow lake

Staircase Area

Wagonwheel Lake | Ranger Station (20) | 2.9 miles | Strenuous climb that gains 3,365 feet

Shady Lane | Campground (20) | 0.9 mile | Flat trail to Four Stream Road and Lake Cushman

Flapjack Lakes | Campground (20) | 7.5 miles | (1-way) Strenuous hike spur trail to Black and White Lakes

North Fork Skokomish River | Campground (20) | 15.1 miles | (1-way) Leads to Duckabush R. but it can be shortened

Deer Park Area

Rain Shadow | Blue Mountain Parking Area (21) | 0.5 mile | Self-guiding loop to the top of Blue Mountain

Obstruction Point | Ranger Station (21) | 7.4 miles | (1-way) | Through forests and meadows to Obstruction Pt.

Three Forks | Campground (21) | 4.3 miles | (1-way) Strenuous hike to Gray Wolf River Trail

Olympic Coast

Ozette Area

Cape Alava | Ranger Station (22) | 3.3 miles | (1-way) Boardwalk through forest and prairie to beach

Sandpoint | Ranger Station (22) | 2.8 miles | (1-way) Mostly boardwalk to sandy beach

Ozette Loop (favorite) | Ranger Station (22) | 9.0 miles | Beach connects Cape Alava and Sandpoint Trails

Shi Shi Beach (favorite) | Hobuck Road (23) | 4.0 miles | (1-way) Parking is on private land (fee) • 13 mile hike from the south

Mora Area

James Pond | Ranger Station (24) | 0.3 mile | Easy flat loop through forest to small pond

Slough | Ranger Station (24) | 0.9 mile | Hike through forest to the Quillayute River

Rialto Beach (favorite) | End of Mora Road (25) | 1.5 miles | Short walk from parking area to driftwood covered beach

North Coast Wilderness | End of Mora Road (25) | 20.6 miles | Just 1.5 miles to arch, tide pools, and Hole-in-the-Wall

La Push Area

Second Beach | La Push Road (26) | 0.7 mile | Descends through forest to a sandy beach

Third Beach | La Push Road (27) | 1.4 miles | Descends through forest to a sandy beach

South Coast Wilderness | La Push Road | 17.1 miles | Permit required for backcountry camping

Kalaloch features the 1-mile Kalaloch Nature Trail, which passes through coastal forest • Seven separate trails lead from US-101 to the ocean • Ruby Beach and Beach Trail #4 have wheelchair accessible viewpoints and restrooms