Washington hiking trails - Hoh River Trail, Olympic Mountains, Clallam County

   
  Washington has plenty of great wilderness trails; one of these is Hoh River Trail in Clallam County. Here in the great state of Washington backcountry hiking is the great thing to do. There are numerous wilderness trails in Washington, and each one is well worth a backcountry trek. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry trek, 4 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. This is just one of a large number of hiking trails in this vicinity. Being 31.2 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry walk. During the summer
    months, highs generally are in the 70's at Hoh River Trail. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 40's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are typically in the 40's; night lows throughout the wintertime for Hoh River Trail tend to be
in the 30's. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Hoh River Trail in Clallam County, Washington is a good site to go. Hoh River Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry hike. Hoh River Trail is a long journey away from Port Angeles, but it is an amusing site to hike. Hoh River Trail is a rather wet spot typically with a large amount of precipitation; throughout November this area sees the most rain, and the driest month of the year is July. Hoh River Trail is quite long, so  
make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This part of Washington is always a diversion to go to during backcountry backpacking season. Some parts of this backcountry trail are much higher up than other parts of the backcountry trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. Hoh River Trail is a very long great outdoors trail with very little uphill walking involved which makes this hiking trail magnificent for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Hiking here in the Olympic Mountains is the best way to enjoy these hills. The total elevation difference for Hoh River Trail is 4,310 feet which is a higher than average number. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping.

Briefly about the general area:
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Olympic Mountains. If you're here at Hoh River Trail, you could explore Cougar Creek; if you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Soleduck River - North Fork. All the outdoors amusing things in the Olympic Mountains will keep you coming back again and again. Places like Bogachiel Park are delightful to pop by, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Sol Duc Falls.
So many amusing things to do here at Hoh River Trail, too wonderful to be true. Hoh River - South Fork has a brilliant whitewater paddling spot nearby, and a tour to Marymere Falls will fill your spirit with brilliant feelings. If you yearn for a little side visit, try Appleton Pass, and Seven Lakes Basin is a charming place any time of year. It's a tremendous idea to visit Clide Creek, it's next to Hoh River Trail, and Hoh Campground is a wonderful campground nearby.
If you're here at Hoh River Trail, do take a journey to Olympic Peninsula, and if you came for an overnight stay Soleduck Campground is a tremendous place to camp. Hoh River Trail is not far at all from Port Angeles.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.8594, Longitude -123.9331
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Total in and out hiking length = 31.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 8.7 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 4 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 days

Total elevation difference: 4310 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Hoh River Trail.
 Trails Near Hoh River Trail:
Canyon Creek Hoh Trail, Clallam County County , 3 miles away,  29.6 hiking miles, 5242 feet elevation difference
Deer Lake Trail, Clallam County County , 4 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 1835 feet elevation difference
Soleduck Trail, Clallam County County , 4 miles away,  15.4 hiking miles, 3468 feet elevation difference
Lovers Lane, Clallam County County , 5 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 475 feet elevation difference
Mink Lake Trail, Clallam County County , 6 miles away,  7.8 hiking miles, 2790 feet elevation difference
North Fork Soleduck River Trail, Clallam County County , 7 miles away,  15.8 hiking miles, 1478 feet elevation difference
Aurora Trail, Clallam County County , 9 miles away, 19.6 hiking miles, 5102 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Hoh River Trail:
Soleduck Campground, Clallam County, 6 miles away
Hoh Campground, Jefferson County, 9 miles away
Log Cabin Resort and Trailer, Port Angeles, 11 miles away
Fairholme Campground, Clallam County, 12 miles away
South Fork Hoh Campground, Jefferson County, 13 miles away
 Whitewater Near Hoh River Trail:
Soleduck River - North Fork, Clallam County County , 11 miles away, Class IV - 5.3 miles long (North Fork Trail Bridge to FR 2918 Bridge)
Hoh River - South Fork, Jefferson County County , 12 miles away, Class II-III - 2.7 miles long (Park boundary to South Fork Campground)
Tshletshy River, Jefferson County County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 20 miles long (Headwaters to Queets Campground)
Soleduck River, Clallam County County , 12 miles away, Class IV - 3.1 miles long (Salmon Cascade to FR 2918 Bridge)
Lyre River, Clallam County County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V - 3 miles long (to Lyre River Campground)
 National Parks Near Hoh River Trail:
Olympic National Park, Port Angeles - WA , 22 miles away
 Hotels Near Hoh River Trail:
Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, Port Angeles , 14 miles away
Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault , 18 miles away
Quality Inn Uptown, Port Angeles , 29 miles away
Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles, Port Angeles , 29 miles away
Days Inn Port Angeles, Port Angeles , 30 miles away
 Lakes Near Hoh River Trail
Deer Lake, Clallam County , 3 miles away
Bogachiel Lake, Clallam County , 4 miles away

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