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| | Going for a backcountry walk here in Washington never gets boring. You'll have got to go far from Shelton to get to Baldy Trail, but backpacking along this wilderness hiking trail is very enjoyable. Backpacking trails are pleasant and plentiful in Washington, and one of these is Baldy Trail in Clallam County. Every Washington great outdoors trail has something unique to offer. This is a two-ended backcountry hiking trail with two trailheads, so backcountry backpacking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. This is a region covered |
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with lots of great outdoors trails. Some parts of this wilderness hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness hiking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the wilderness hiking trail. Baldy Trail
| | has a total elevation difference of 5,411 feet which is higher than average. These wilderness hiking trails here in the Olympic Mountains are a very fine way to see these summits. This trek should take you about 4 days, so it's an excellent thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Baldy Trail is 27 miles long; it's considered a longer trek. Baldy Trail is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough great outdoors trail for advanced backcountry walkers looking for a wonderful challenge. Sometimes this | |
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great outdoors hiking trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Washington is an outstanding outdoors state. Baldy Trail gets very little rainfall; December is when you get the most rain here, and July meanwhile is the driest
month. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. This is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Hitting the wilderness hiking trails is always an enjoyable thing to do, and Baldy Trail in Clallam County,
Washington is a good location to go. At Baldy Trail through the long summer days highs are in the 60's, and all through the night it cools down to the 50's. For the duration of the winter this place gets highs in the 40's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Baldy Trail.
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about the general area:
This is such a great river. Mineral Spring is always fun to check out; you can stay the night at Deer Park Campground. You just can't picture the amount of outdoors entertaining things the area in close proximity to Baldy Trail has to offer. Some of
the water close by flows, like Slab Camp Creek, and don’t forget to have a look at Royal Basin since you're here at Baldy Trail.
If you have a thing about the outdoors you'll have a thing about it here in the Olympic Mountains. Soda Springs is a striking location to visit while
you're at Baldy Trail, and Green Point is not far at all. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Gray Wolf River; a magnificent spot to stop by close by is Buckhorn Pass. Slide Creek is a great place to have a look at, and a brilliant place
like Texas Valley here at Baldy Trail is too perfect to miss.
You'll in fact wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the enjoyable things in the Olympic Mountains. Get your pulse rate up on the pleasant whitewater of Dungeness River. There's so much to do here at Baldy Trail
that you need to camp here for a while, Dungeness Forks Campground is a nice place for that. This river has it all. Quilcene Ranger District is a wonderful local forest.
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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
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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
Quality Inn & Suites, Sequim
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7 miles away
Located in the sunbelt of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley, the Quality Inn & Suites hotel is only a short drive from tranquil Lake Crescent and the inspiring views of Hurricane Ridge ski area in Olympic N...
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Juan De Fuca Cottages, Sequim
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8 miles away
Perched on a 50' bluff at the edge of Dungeness Bay with our own private beach, the Juan de Fuca Cottages offer spectacular views of the Dungeness Spit, the New Dungeness Lighthouse, the Strait of Jua...
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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.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Baldy Trail, Olympic Mountains, Clallam County, Washington
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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
, 7 miles away |
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Juan De Fuca Cottages, Sequim
, 8 miles away |
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Red Ranch Inn, Sequim
, 8 miles away |
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Sequim West Inn, Sequim
, 8 miles away |
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Sundowner Motel, Sequim
, 9 miles away |
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| | Lakes Near Baldy Trail
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Royal Lake, Jefferson County
, 5 miles away |
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Buckhorn Lake, Jefferson County
, 7 miles away |
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