Hiking Olympic National Park : a guide to the park's greatest hiking adventures

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Title:

Hiking Olympic National Park : a guide to the park's greatest hiking adventures

Author:

Molvar, Erik, author.

Series:

Falcon guide.

Summary:

This fourth edition of Hiking Olympic National Park features 66 of the finest trails in and around the park plus 40 additional trail recommendations throughout northwest Washington’s spectacular landscape. These trails crisscross the park’s wilderness ecosystem, stretching from the beaches of the Pacific to the heart of the Olympic Mountains. Whether you choose a strenuous backpacking trip over glacier-clad mountains or a short stroll through a temperate rain forest, veteran trail guide and author Erik Molvar provides all the information you need to make the most of hiking the Olympic Peninsula. -- Amazon.

General Note:

Third Edition: 2015.

Edition:

Fourth Edition.

Physical Description:

xi, 274 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Subject Term:

Hiking -- Washington (State) -- Olympic National Park -- Guidebooks.

Trails -- Washington (State) -- Olympic National Park -- Guidebooks.

Geographic Term:

Olympic National Park (Wash.) -- Description and travel.

Publisher:

Falcon Guides,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9781493063536

Publication Information:

Guilford, Connecticut : Falcon Guides, [2022]

Call Number:

917.97 MOLVAR

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This fourth edition of Hiking Olympic National Park features 66 of the finest trails in and around the park plus 40 additional trail recommendations throughout northwest Washington's spectacular landscape. These trails crisscross the park's wilderness ecosystem, stretching from the beaches of the Pacific to the heart of the Olympic Mountains. Whether you choose a strenuous backpacking trip over glacier-clad mountains or a short stroll through a temperate rain forest, veteran trail guide and author Erik Molvar provides all the information you need to make the most of hiking the Olympic Peninsula.

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Hikes suited to every ability Full-color photos GPS coordinates Directions to the trailhead Mile-by-mile directional cues

Author Notes

Veteran author and backcountry explorer Erik Molvar discovered backpacking while working on a volunteer trails crew in the North Cascades of Washington. He is the author of more than a dozen FalconGuides for such places as Glacier National Park, the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Olympic National Park, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Park, as well as Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The Making of the Mountains	p. 1
Biogeography of an Island Range	p. 3
Original Inhabitants	p. 4
The Olympic Forests	p. 4
How Climate Change Is Altering the Park	p. 7
How to Use This Guide	p. 8
Planning Your Trip	p. 9
A Few Words of Caution	p. 10
Fording Creeks and Pavers	p. 11
How to Follow a Faint Trail	p. 12
Zero-Impact Hiking and Camping	p. 15
Advanced Planning to Minimize Impacts	p. 15
On the Trail	p. 16
Selecting a Campsite	p. 16
Campfires	p. 17
Human Waste Disposal	p. 17
Washing	p. 19
Regulations and Guidelines Specific to Olympic National Park	p. 20
Regulations Specific to National Forest Wilderness Areas	p. 20
Short Strolls and Nature Walks	p. 22
Map Legend	p. 28
The Hikes
Sol Duc-Lake Crescent	p. 29
1 Pyramid Peak Trail	p. 31
2 The Spruce Railroad Trail	p. 34
3 Mount Storm King	p. 36
4 Mount Muller	p. 38
5 Aurora Ridge	p. 41
6 The North Fork of the Sol Due	p. 45
7 Mink Lake-Little Divide	p. 47
8 The High Divide Loop	p. 49
Additional Trails	p. 54
Elwha River-Hurricane Ridge	p. 55
9 The Happy Lake Ridge Loop	p. 57
10 Appleton Pass	p. 60
11 The Elwha River	p. 63
12 The Geyser Valley Complex	p. 68
13 Dodger Point	p. 71
14 Hayden Pass	p. 75
15 Hurricane Ridge Loops	p. 79
16 Hurricane Hill	p. 81
17 The Klahhane Ridge Loop	p. 84
18 Mount Angeles	p. 87
19 PJ Lake	p. 89
Additional Trails	p. 91
The Rainshadow	p. 92
20 Elk Mountain	p. 94
21 Badger Valley	p. 97
22 Grand Valley	p. 99
23 Cameron Pass	p. 103
24 The Lower Gray Wolf River	p. 106
25 The Upper Gray Wolf River	p. 109
26 The Upper Dungeness Trail	p. 114
27 The Royal Basin	p. 118
28 The Tubal Cam Trail	p. 120
29 Marmot Pass	p. 124
30 Mount Towns end-Silver Lake	p. 126
31 Tunnel Creek	p. 129
32 Mount Zion	p. 132
Additional Trails	p. 134
The Hood Canal Country	p. 135
33 The Dosewallips River	p. 136
34 Anderson Pass	p. 140
35 Constance Pass	p. 144
36 Lake Constance	p. 148
37 Lacrosse Pass	p. 150
38 Jupiter Ridge	p. 153
39 The Duckabush River	p. 156
40 Lena Lakes	p. 161
41 Mildred Lakes	p. 164
42 Mount Ellinor	p. 167
43 Mount Rose	p. 170
44 Wagonwheel Lake	p. 173
45 The North Fork of the Skokomish	p. 175
46 Flapjack Lakes	p. 180
47 Six Ridge	p. 183
Additional Trails	p. 187
The Western Approaches	p. 188
48 Colonel Bob	p. 189
49 Lake Sundown	p. 193
50 Enchanted Valley	p. 197
51 O'Neil Pass	p. 201
52 The North Fork of the Quinault	p. 204
53 The Skyline Trail	p. 209
54 The Queets River	p. 214
55 The South Fork of the Hoh River	p. 217
56 The Hoh River	p. 219
57 Hoh Lake	p. 223
58 The Bogachiel River	p. 226
59 Ragged Ridge	p. 230
Additional Trails	p. 232
The Olympic Coastline	p. 233
60 Elephant Rock	p. 235
61 The Kalaloch Beaches	p. 239
62 The South Wilderness Coast	p. 242
63 The Quillayute Needles (Second Beach)	p. 246
64 The Shipwreck Coast	p. 248
65 The Ozette Loop	p. 253
66 Point of the Arches	p. 257
67 Shi Shi Beach	p. 261
68 Cape Flattery	p. 264
Additional Trails	p. 266
Appendix A Extended Trips	p. 267
Appendix B Backcountry Camping Areas in Olympic National Park	p. 269
Appendix C Backcountry Camping Areas in Olympic National Forest	p. 272
Appendix D Backcountry Camping Areas on the Olympic Coastline	p. 273
Appendix E Contact Information	p. 274
About the Author	p. 275

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