Day Hike Washington: Olympic Peninsula, 5th Edition More than 70 Trails You Can Hike in a Day

Discover the best trails for day hiking in Washington State's Olympic Peninsula.

Fully updated and featuring full-color photography, the Day Hike! series was written for people who want to spend their days in the mountains and their nights at home. From the Pacific coast to scenic Hurricane Ridge, the 73 incredible hikes in this popular guidebook feature the wild ocean beaches, lush rain forests, mountain vistas, waterfalls, and high meadows unique to the Olympic Peninsula. Each trail is rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, as well as topographical maps, trail descriptions, and more.
 

SEABURY BLAIR JR. spent many years as the outdoor columnist for The Bremerton Sun, where one of his most popular features was the “Hike o’ the Month.” He is an avid backcountry skier and hiker, and lives in Spokane, WA.

He is also the author of Wild Roads Washington; the Creaky Knees Guide series of easy hiking books (titles cover Washington, Oregon, and Pacific Northwest National Parks and Monuments); the Day Hike! series of easy hikes that you can do in a day (titles cover the Central Cascades, the North Cascades, Mount Rainier, the Olympic Peninsula, the Columbia Gorge, and Spokane/Coeur d'Alene).
 

 

CONTENTS
Overview Map
Hikes at a Glance
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
The Olympic Peninsula
Using This Guide
Be Careful


Kitsap Peninsula

   1. Green Mountain via Wildcat Trail
   2. Green Mountain via Gold Creek Trail

Skokomish Rivers

   1. Lower Skokomish River
   2. Big Creek Loop
   3. Dry Creek Trail
   4. Mount Ellinor
   5. Mount Rose
   6. Silver Snag Hill, Wagonwheel Lake
   7. Spike Camp
   8. Four Stream
Hamma Hamma River

   1. Lena Lake
   2. Lake of the Angels
   3. Mildred Lakes
Duckabush River

   1. Jupiter Ridge
   2. Big Hump
Dosewallips River

   1. Tunnel Creek, Dosewallips
   2. Lake Constance
   3. Dosewallips Campground
Quilcene River

   1. Mount Walker
   2. Tunnel Creek, Quilcene
   3. Lower Big Quilcene Trail
   4. Marmot Pass
   5. Mount Townsend
   6. Silver Lakes
Dungeness River

   1. Gray Wolf Trail
   2. Tubal Cain Mine
   3. Camp Handy
   4. Royal Lake
   5. Maynard Burn
   6. Lower Dungeness Trail
   7. Dungeness Spit
The High Country

   1. Roaring Winds, Deer Park
   2. Three Forks
   3. Heather Park–Lake Angeles Loop
   4. Klahhane Ridge
   5. Mount Angeles Saddle
   6. Hurricane Hill
   7. PJ Lake
   8. Moose Lake
   9. Roaring Winds, Obstruction Point
Elwha River

   1. Olympic Discovery Trail
   2. Mills Lakebed
   3. Wolf Creek
   4. Elwha Loop
   5. Lillian River
   6. Aldwell Lakebed
   7. Happy Lake
   8. Olympic Hot Springs
   9. Boulder Lake
   10. Boulder Falls
Lake Crescent

   1. Spruce Railroad Trail
   2. Pyramid Mountain
   3. Storm King
Sol Duc River

   1. North Fork Sol Duc
   2. Mink Lake Meadows
   3. Little Divide Loop
   4. Potholes Meadows
   5. Upper Sol Duc Campsite
   6. High Divide Loop
Coastal Rivers

   1. Bogachiel Ranger Station
   2. Happy Four Shelter
   3. Big Flat
Olympic Beaches

   1. Cape Alava Loop
   2. Hole-in-the-Wall
   3. Second Beach
   4. Third Beach
   5. Kalaloch North
   6. Kalaloch South
Quinault River

   1. Colonel Bob
   2. Big Creek
   3. Halfway House
   4. Pony Bridge
   5. Low Divide–Elwha
Beyond the Trails
Index