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Dosewallips Rd. Trail

Intermediate Intermediate
 3.0 (4)
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  2. WA
  3. …Olympic Peninsula
  4. Olympic National Forest
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“A temporary trail enabling access to the Dosewallips River Trail from the road closure. ”

Brian Smith
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6.4

Miles

10.3

KM

Point to Point

1,617' 493 m

High

512' 156 m

Low

1,287' 392 m

Up

195' 59 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (3°)

13%

Max Grade (7°)

Dogs No Dogs

Features Birding · River/Creek · Views · Wildlife

Due to removal of the Glines Canyon Dam and other construction, Elwha area roads may be closed for extended periods of time. Visit the Road Conditions

Description

Hike along this gently rolling trail as it ascends to the decommissioned ranger station from the washed out end of the road.

The trail begins by lazily ascending for 1.3 miles before steepening to more moderate grades. After the steeper portion, the trail descends slightly before continuing with a rolling ascent. Views of the lush Dosewallips River Valley abound as you make your way to the decaying ranger station.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Olympic National Forest Office

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Brian Smith
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Trail Ratings

  3.0 from 4 votes

#24

in Olympic National Forest

#27930

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Trail Rankings

#24

in Olympic National Forest

#1,309

in Washington

#27,930

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Aug 7, 2022
gNarBog
Took to Lake Constance, very mellow path till there. 5mi — 1h 10m
Jun 5, 2020
Jaime Hanson
Mar 7, 2020
Aaron Smith
14mi — 6h 00m
May 4, 2019
Ian Ang
6.5mi
Jan 13, 2018
Jesse Postma
Nov 10, 2017
HT Spence
No snow. Hiked this trail and then another 8 miles on Hayden trail to make it total round trip of 26.5 miles. Long hike but great!
Nov 2, 2017
HT Spence
Beautiful hike. Only 2 other people on trail early on. Hiked to Dose Forks junction. Deeper snow higher up but still easy to hike. Saw 2 deer.
Jul 6, 2017
Jason Bradshaw
road blocked about a mile from trailhead. slight up hill all the way to the campsite so it took a little over 3 hours to get there. The trip back w... 6.3mi

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