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{{GuideLineD|Enchanted Valley Hike|12.5|2100|Low elevation, early season hike with bears. Quite popular.}} | {{GuideLineD|Enchanted Valley Hike|12.5|2100|Low elevation, early season hike with bears. Quite popular.}} | ||
+ | {{GuideLineE|Hoh Rain Forest Loop Hike|2.2|190|Interpretive loops though the old growth rain forest on the Hoh River}} | ||
{{GuideLineD|Hoh River to Blue Glacier Hike|34.6|5170|Hike through old growth rain forest and then up to alpine meadows and a view to Mt. Olympus}} | {{GuideLineD|Hoh River to Blue Glacier Hike|34.6|5170|Hike through old growth rain forest and then up to alpine meadows and a view to Mt. Olympus}} | ||
{{GuideLineE|Hurricane Hill Hike|3.0|1100|Beautiful but crowded alpine meadow hike to an all-encompassing viewpoint}} | {{GuideLineE|Hurricane Hill Hike|3.0|1100|Beautiful but crowded alpine meadow hike to an all-encompassing viewpoint}} |
Revision as of 15:54, 21 March 2018
South Washington Coast
Hike | Difficulty | Distance | Elevation Change | Notes |
Lower Columbia River | |||||
Columbian White-tailed Deer Refuge Loop Hike | Easy | 6.1 | 10 | Flat hike on refuge roads with a variety of wildlife | |
Fort Columbia Loop Hike | Easy | 4.3 | 940 | Explore a coastal defense fort and hike up a hill through a lush spruce forest |
Long Beach Peninsula | |||||
Black Lake Loop Hike | Easy | 2.6 | 150 | Tranquil loop around a coastal lake and through spruce/hemlock forest | |
Cape Disappointment Hike | Easy | 2.9 | 385 | Take in a beach, part of the Confluence Project, cliff top views, an interpretive center, a Civil War battery, and a lighthouse! | |
Coastal Forest Loop Hike | Easy | 1.5 | 130 | Interpretive loop through old growth forest on the shore of Baker Bay | |
North and McKenzie Heads Hike | Moderate | 6.6 | 1175 | Hike through Sitka spruce forest to a viewpoint, lighthouse, and World War II battery | |
Discovery Trail Traverse Hike | Moderate | 8.2 | 280 | Mostly paved interpretive trail through dunes and coastal woodland |
Willapa Bay | |||||
Willapa Art Trail Hike | Easy | 1.1 | 330 | Take a boardwalk over a tidal marsh with outdoor art and then loop around a forested hillside | |
Teal Slough Hike | Easy | 0.6 | 310 | Short stroll up a hillside to some venerable and very wrinkled ancient cedars. |
Olympic Peninsula
Hike | Difficulty | Distance | Elevation Change | Notes |
Olympic Peninsula Coast | |||||
Ozette to Rialto Beach Hike | Difficult | 20 | 200 | Long wilderness beach hike | |
Sand Point Cape Alava Hike | Moderate | 9 | 400 | Easier hike with short beach hike | |
Toleak Point Hike | Difficult | 12 | 1200 | Long wilderness beach hike | |
Cape Flattery Hike | Easy | 1.5 | 270 | Short hike to a stunning headland on the Makah Reservation |
Olympic Peninsula Interior | |||||
Enchanted Valley Hike | Difficult | 12.5 | 2100 | Low elevation, early season hike with bears. Quite popular. | |
Hoh Rain Forest Loop Hike | Easy | 2.2 | 190 | Interpretive loops though the old growth rain forest on the Hoh River | |
Hoh River to Blue Glacier Hike | Difficult | 34.6 | 5170 | Hike through old growth rain forest and then up to alpine meadows and a view to Mt. Olympus | |
Hurricane Hill Hike | Easy | 3.0 | 1100 | Beautiful but crowded alpine meadow hike to an all-encompassing viewpoint | |
Grand Valley Badger Valley Loop Hike | Difficult | 14 | 4250 | Alpine views, one of the nicest hikes in the Olympics, also one of the most popular |
Olympic Peninsula East Side | |||||
Dosewallips River Hike | Difficult | 9 | 1600 | Nice low elevation river hike on the East side of the Olympics, good in the off season |
See more Washington Coast hikes and destinations in our Washington Coast and Olympics index