🥾Olympic trails I hike instead of fighting for a Hoh parking spot
Duckabush, Dosewallips, the Skokomish valley. Mount Storm King and the Hoh are incredible but I'm past pretending the crowds are fine.
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1
Duckabush River Trail (to Five Mile Camp)
Old growth cedar and doug fir the whole way in. Two cars at the trailhead on a Saturday, which still surprises me.
2
Dosewallips River Trail
3
North Fork Skokomish River Trail (Staircase)
4
Flapjack Lakes
steeper than the mileage suggests and most people turn around at the river crossing. start early and you'll have the lakes alone.
5
Maple Glade Nature Loop
0.5 mi. RT and ADA accessible. Not a substitute for the Hoh but a good rainy-afternoon loop when I don't want the crowds.
6
Lake Constance Trail
brutal, unmaintained, gains 3400 ft in under 2 miles. that's exactly why nobody's up there. Bring a rope for the last pitch, seriously.
7
Humes Ranch Loop (Elwha River Trail)
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