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

   
  Going for a hike here in Washington is a good way to spend some time. In Washington you never run out of outdoors fun. A lengthy trip parts Port Angeles from Lillian River Trail, but many folks like to backcountry walk here to be next to the fresh air. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors hiking trails in this area. The high level of precipitation makes Lillian River Trail a pretty wet place; throughout the month of December you get the most rain around here; July is when it's the driest. At Lillian River Trail during the months of summer
    highs are in the 70's with overnight lows in the 50's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 40's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Lillian River Trail temperatures descend to the 30's. Sometimes this backcountry hiking trail gets really dry, so make
sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. This great outdoors trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it an outstanding great outdoors hiking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in perfect shape. Keep in mind that this is a long backcountry hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Every single Washington wilderness hiking trail is different from the others. Alright, enough of  
spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Lillian River Trail in Clallam County, Washington is the fresh air at its best. Washington has plenty of good wilderness hiking trails, and one of these is Lillian River Trail in Clallam County. With its 25.4 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer walk. This backcountry hike should take you about 4 days, so it's a fine thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. The lovely great outdoors trails of the Olympic Mountains are a nice way to explore these mountains. Different parts of this backcountry trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backcountry trail. The total elevation difference for Lillian River Trail is 4,030 feet which is a higher than average number. Lillian River Trail is a one trailhead wilderness hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry walk.

Briefly about the general area:
You simply have to go for the Olympic Mountains. Olympic National Park is a good place near Lillian River Trail; Krause Bottom is a splendid spot. There's some flowing water close by, Antelope Creek is a stream you can visit during your stay; a spree to Winslow Spring will fill your spirit with great feelings.
Yep, outdoors enjoyable things to do are in fact bountiful here at Lillian River Trail. Get soaked paddling on Elwha River, and a visit to Cox Valley revives the spirit. These mountains rock, just look at all the amusing stuff to do in the Olympic Mountains. You are near Angeles Point while you're here at Lillian River Trail, and drift down the rapids of Elwha River in a kayak.
Take some time to take a look at Soleduck Ranger District if you're here, and a tremendous place to check out is Grand Canyon. Idaho Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth a visit; Elwha Dam RV Park is a tremendous local campground. Put some time aside to spend at Service Falls since you're here at Lillian River Trail; why not camp at Altair Campgrounds if you're here at Lillian River Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.9722, Longitude -123.5112
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Total in and out hiking length = 25.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 11 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 4 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 days

Total elevation difference: 4030 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Lillian River Trail.
 Trails Near Lillian River Trail:
Long Ridge Trail, Clallam County County , 2 miles away,  40.2 hiking miles, 5708 feet elevation difference
Hurricane Hill Trail, Clallam County County , 2 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 5674 feet elevation difference
Little River Trail, Clallam County County , 4 miles away, 7.5 hiking miles, 5188 feet elevation difference
Elwha River Trail, Clallam County County , 5 miles away,  64 hiking miles, 4020 feet elevation difference
Lake Creek Trail, Clallam County County , 9 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 557 feet elevation difference
Happy Lake Ridge Trail, Clallam County County , 11 miles away,  17.2 hiking miles, 4377 feet elevation difference
Boulder Lake Trail, Clallam County County , 11 miles away,  11.6 hiking miles, 2971 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Lillian River Trail:
Altair Campgrounds, Clallam County, 5 miles away
Elwha Dam RV Park, Port Angeles, 7 miles away
Welcome Inn Trailer Court/rv, Port Angeles, 8 miles away
Heart of the Hills Campground, Clallam County, 8 miles away
Peabody Creek RV Park, Port Angeles, 10 miles away
 Whitewater Near Lillian River Trail:
Elwha River, Clallam County County , 1 miles away, Class V - 8.5 miles long (Grand Canyon)
Elwha River, Clallam County County , 5 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 4.5 miles long (Mills Reservoir to Highway 101)
Elwha River, Clallam County County , 8 miles away, Class II - 4.9 miles long (Aldwell Reservoir to river mouth)
Quinault River - North Fork, Jefferson County County , 15 miles away, Class V - 3 miles long (Geoduck Creek to Kimta Creek)
Quinault River, Jefferson County County , 17 miles away, Class IV-V - 3 miles long (Pony Bridge to Graves Creek)
 National Parks Near Lillian River Trail:
Olympic National Park, Port Angeles - WA , 4 miles away
 Hotels Near Lillian River Trail:
Quality Inn Uptown, Port Angeles , 10 miles away
Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles, Port Angeles , 10 miles away
Days Inn Port Angeles, Port Angeles , 11 miles away
Super 8 Port Angeles, Port Angeles , 11 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites Sequim, Sequim , 28 miles away

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