Olympic Peninsula Hikes — The Alpine Guide

Rainbow Canyon

Rainbow CanyonOlympic Peninsula · 1 miA quick drop into a mossy gorge with waterfall views, tucked across from the Mount Walker trailhead.

Notch Pass

Notch PassOlympic Peninsula · 8.6 miA steep CCC-era trading route climbs through deep Olympic forest to a pass visible from Highway 101.

Mount Walker

Mount WalkerOlympic Peninsula · 4 miA steep, direct climb to dual summit lookouts spanning Hood Canal, the Cascades, and the Olympic Range.

Mildred LakesOlympic Peninsula · 9 miAn unmaintained scramble through dense Olympic forest to alpine lakes in the Mount Skokomish Wilderness.

Lower South Fork Skokomish RiverOlympic Peninsula · 8.5 miAn old-growth river valley walk through giant firs with Roosevelt elk, creek crossings, and a waterfall turnaround.

Lena LakeOlympic Peninsula · 7.2 miA steady climb through old-growth forest to a large mountain lake on the east side of the Olympics.

Duckabush RiverOlympic Peninsula · 10.6 miOld-growth forest and blue-green river water on a long valley trail leading deep into the Olympic wilderness.

Dosewallips State Park - Steam Donkey TrailOlympic Peninsula · 3.5 miA gentle forest loop through logging history, fern corridors, and Dosewallips River views along Hood Canal.

Dosewallips State Park - Maple Valley LoopOlympic Peninsula · 2.5 miA gentle forest loop through bigleaf maples and old cedars on the shores of Hood Canal.

Banner ForestOlympic Peninsula · 4 miA flat, forested Kitsap Peninsula network where the main challenge is navigating the maze of intersections, not the terrain.

Wynoochee LakeOlympic Peninsula · 12.0 miA long, solitary lakeshore loop through remote Olympic forest with waterfalls and optional river fording.

Shi Shi Beach and Point of the ArchesOlympic Peninsula · 8 miWashington's most dramatic coastal walk ends at a mile-long gallery of sea stacks rising from the surf.

Cape FlatteryOlympic Peninsula · 1.5 miStand at the northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States and watch Pacific waves crash against offshore rocks.

Guillemot CoveOlympic Peninsula · 2.5 miA short descent through ancient maples to a quiet Hood Canal beach with seabirds and a hollowed-cedar Stump House.

Big Creek

Big CreekOlympic Peninsula · 4.3 miA mellow old-growth loop near Hoodsport that works rain or shine, with an optional link to Mount Ellinor for more.

Cape Alava Loop (Ozette Triangle)

Cape Alava Loop (Ozette Triangle)Olympic Peninsula · 9.4 mi

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Pine Lake

Pine LakeOlympic Peninsula · 4.8 miOld-growth forest and a placid lake at the end of a gentle Skokomish Valley walk.

Maidenhair FallsOlympic Peninsula · 1.0 miA short forest walk to a waterfall and gorge on the upper Wynoochee River, deep in the Olympic National Forest.

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Elbo CreekOlympic Peninsula · 9.6 miA steep, dry climb through Olympic rhododendron forest above Rocky Brook, with Buck Mountain views from the upper miles.

Colonel Bob PeakOlympic Peninsula · 14.0 miA punishing climb through Quinault rainforest to a summit with ocean, Olympus, and Rainier on the same horizon.

Mount Anderson East Face (Honeymoon Headwall)Olympic Peninsula · 21.7 miA near-fifty-degree first descent on the east face of Mount Anderson, deep in the Olympic interior via the Dosewallips approach.

Bailey Range TraverseOlympic Peninsula · 40.4 miA multi-day spring ski traverse of the Olympic interior — Carrie, Ruth, Pulitzer, the Humes and Blue Glaciers, all under Mt. Olympus.