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| | Here in the good state of Washington hiking is a glorious way to spend some time. When was the last time you got out in nature a bit? Baldy Trail in Clallam County, Washington is a tremendous place for getting out. Backcountry trails are good and plentiful in Washington; Baldy Trail in Clallam County is one of them. Now, this is roughly a 4-day hike, so it's a good thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Backcountry trails like this one here in the Olympic Mountains are a really nice way to spend quality time in the great outdoors. And keep |
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in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors hiking trails in this region. It is very dry here at Baldy Trail usually; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain, and July meanwhile
| | is the driest month. Baldy Trail is quite long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This hiking and backpacking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Baldy Trail is a very long hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors hiking trail delightful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Some parts of this great outdoors trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors trail, and that | |
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means that some parts of the great outdoors trail could be very different from other parts of it. This trail has two trailheads, so backcountry hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. At Baldy Trail during the summer highs are in the 60's. Once the sun
is down it plunges down to the 50's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the 40's; overnight lows at Baldy Trail through the winter mostly plunge into the 30's. Baldy Trail is 27 miles long; it's a long great outdoors trail. Quite far from Shelton you locate Baldy
Trail, but when you backcountry walk it you're always having a tremendous time. The total elevation difference for Baldy Trail is 5,411 feet which is a higher than average number. Backpacking in Washington is such a perfect thing to do. Each backcountry trail in Washington is different
from the others.
Briefly about the general area:
Yeah, come here to Baldy Trail for a great time. If you came for an overnight stay Deer Park Campground is a good place to camp, and Buckhorn Pass is a delightful spot to stop by. Taking a little journey to nearby Green
Point is a great idea.
Mineral Spring is a picturesque site to visit while you're at Baldy Trail, and Texas Valley is a charming place any time of year. Slide Creek is a stream that you may come across while here, and a short visit to Soda Springs is always worthwhile. All
year is a magnificent time in the Olympic Mountains if you like the outdoors. Places like Royal Basin are wonderful to pop by; Dungeness River has a glorious whitewater paddling spot nearby.
Life's too short to enjoy all the fun things in the Olympic Mountains. Slab Camp Creek
flows through this neighborhood; Dungeness Forks Campground is a brilliant local campground. In the event that you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Gray Wolf River, and some great nature is available in Quilcene Ranger District.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 47.9649, Longitude -123.1181
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 47.9492, Longitude -123.2648
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 13.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 13.5 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 27 miles
Total climbing distance = 11.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 27 miles
Total climbing distance = 11.7 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
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Total elevation difference: 5411 feet
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7 miles away
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8 miles away
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User input for Baldy Trail, Olympic Mountains, Clallam County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Shelton, Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Shelton, Washington, the metro area neareast to Baldy Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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| | Trails Near Baldy Trail:
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Royal Creek Trail, Kittitas County
County
, 3 miles away, 29 hiking miles, 5153 feet elevation difference |
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Clink Trail, Clallam County
County
, 6 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1670 feet elevation difference |
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Tubal Cain Mine Trail, Jefferson County
County
, 7 miles away, 12 hiking miles, 5265 feet elevation difference |
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Bear Mountain Trail, Clallam County
County
, 11 miles away, 2.5 hiking miles, 1626 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Zion Trail, Clallam County
County
, 13 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 2262 feet elevation difference |
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Deadfall Trail, Clallam County
County
, 14 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1380 feet elevation difference |
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Lake Creek Trail, Clallam County
County
, 16 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 557 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Baldy Trail:
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Gray Wolf River, Clallam County
County
, 1 miles away, Class IV-V - 9.5 miles long (Deer Park to Dungeness Forks Campground) |
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Dungeness River, Clallam County
County
, 5 miles away, Class III - 5.5 miles long (Dungeness Forks Campground to hatchery) |
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Dungeness River, Clallam County
County
, 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Gold Creek to Dungeness Forks Campground) |
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Dosewallips River, Jefferson County
County
, 11 miles away, Class V+ - 3 miles long (Dosewallips Falls to Elkhorn Campground) |
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Dosewallips River, Jefferson County
County
, 14 miles away, Class III-IV+ - 5.2 miles long (Elkhorn Campground to Six Mile Bridge) |
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| | Hotels Near Baldy Trail:
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Quality Inn & Suites Sequim, Sequim
, 7 miles away |
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Juan De Fuca Cottages, Sequim
, 8 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Sequim, Sequim
, 9 miles away |
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Holiday Plaza Sequim Inn, Sequim
, 10 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites NORTH SEQUIM, Sequim
, 10 miles away |
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