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Gatton Creek Trail

Intermediate Intermediate
 3.3 (3)
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  2. WA
  3. …Olympic Peninsula
  4. Olympic National Forest
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“An up-and-down u-shaped trail providing access to an awesome waterfall. ”

Tom Robson
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1.9

Miles

3.1

KM

Point to Point

738' 225 m

High

286' 87 m

Low

459' 140 m

Up

321' 98 m

Down

8%

Avg Grade (4°)

19%

Max Grade (11°)

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Features Birding · Lake · River/Creek · Waterfall · Wildlife

Description

This trail starts from the Gatton Creek Trailhead on South Shore Road, just across from Gatton Creek Campground. The trail travels southeast following Gatton Creek to Gatton Creek Falls and ends at Quinault Loop Trail within the Quinault National Recreation Trail System.

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Land Manager: USFS - Olympic National Forest Office

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Tom Robson
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  3.3 from 3 votes

#23

in Olympic National Forest

#27061

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#23

in Olympic National Forest

#1,260

in Washington

#27,061

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Old thick bark. From the Gatton Creek Trail.
Mar 11, 2015 near Aberdeen, WA
Gatton Creek Trail looking to the lake.
Feb 25, 2015 near Aberdeen, WA

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Jul 31, 2019
Pinky Bandit
Nice trail, waterfalls.
Jul 3, 2018
Helmut Kapczynski
Great trees nice waterfall
Mar 8, 2017
Tabi Anne
Jun 27, 2016
Claudia Hume

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