Southern Olympics Trek

Activity Notes

Join us as we hike the beautiful and scenic southern Olympics Coast Wilderness completing a loop along the Skyline Ridge, Elwha River, Hayden Pass, Dosewallips River, West Fork Dosewallips River, LaCrosse Pass, Duckabush River, O'Neil Pass and East Fork Quinalt River trails. The 6 participants will need to be in good physical condition for this ~101 mile adventure and should have experience in at least one 50+ mile trek. We will be hiking at a moderate to fast pace, traveling ~10-21 miles per day over easy to difficult terrain including stream fords. Elevation gains will range from 3600' to 5800' per day. Expect varying weather, possible wildlifes and miles and miles of scenery. We will use a short car shuttle to complete this loop hike. The cost of the outing is $320 ($470 for non-members). The outing dates and route are tentative until a permit is obtained. There was a fire in the Elwha River drainage in 2023 that impacts part of the proposed route. The park service is optimistic that trails in this area will be reopened this Summer with the situation becoming clearer by early Summer. If these trails are still closed, an alternate route in the area will be taken.

Here is a link to a map of the route for this outing: https://caltopo.com/m/UAHTB