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| | You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and Long Ridge Trail in Clallam County, Washington is a perfect spot to go. Long Ridge Trail is a great outdoors hiking trail pretty far from Port Angeles, but it is one of many nice great outdoors hiking trails in this neighborhood. This part of Washington has a fine deal of available outdoors things to do. With its 40.2 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer hike. Long Ridge Trail sees pretty high levels of rain; the month with most of the rain is December, and the |
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driest month of the year is July. Long Ridge Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness hiking trail wonderful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. The total elevation difference for this backpacking and hiking trail
| | is 5,708 feet which is a higher than average number. For the duration of the months of summer here at Long Ridge Trail, high temperatures frequently reach the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 50's. Highs during the winter are regularly in the 40's; after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Long Ridge Trail plunge into the 30's. Going for a walk here in Washington is so much fun. Different parts of this hiking trail are at very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different | |
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elevations. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Backcountry trails for hiking, and backpacking can be found all over Washington; one of them being Long Ridge Trail in Clallam County. There are so many wilderness hiking trails in this vicinity. This is a long
backcountry hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. The beautiful wilderness trails of the Olympic Mountains are the best way to enjoy these peaks. This backcountry hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions
with local forest authorities before you head out. There are numerous hiking and backpacking trails in Washington, and each one is striking in its own way. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry walk, 6 days normally, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need.
There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to hike it normally.
Briefly about the general area:
Long Ridge Trail is tremendous enough to spend more than a day at, Altair Campgrounds is a tremendous local campground; since you're here, do take a journey to
Angeles Point. Krause Bottom is a great place to stretch your legs a bit, and do check out Fairchild Creek while you're here at Long Ridge Trail.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the Olympic Mountains. Since you're here at Long Ridge Trail why not stop by Grand Canyon, and
a great forest close by is Soleduck Ranger District. Long Ridge Trail in fact is in the middle of a lovely outdoors paradise. In case you don’t have a problem getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Elwha River, and Press Valley is a beautiful place any time of
year.
A good place to camp here at Long Ridge Trail is Elwha Dam RV Park; as expected Lillian River is a beautiful stream that is worth going to. But wait, there's more cool stuff to do in the Olympic Mountains. If you haven’t been to Olympic National Park, you must schedule
some time for it while you're here, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Service Falls. A spree to Long Ridge Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Winslow Spring; Elwha River is a pleasant whitewater spot nearby.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.9724, Longitude -123.5092
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 40.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 17.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 days
Total elevation difference: 5708 feet
Quality Inn Uptown, Port Angeles
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12 miles away
Below the mountains, above the harbor, Quality Inn is located on the bluff overlooking the Port Angeles Harbor, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Vancouver Island. Hotel is within close proximity of the ...
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Days Inn Port Angeles, Port Angeles
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13 miles away
The Days Inn Port Angeles is located in an area known for its year round breathtaking scenery and hiking trails. It is just 2 miles from the city center and the ferry terminal bound for Victoria, BC a...
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Outdoors Recreation Near Port Angeles, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Long Ridge Trail. |
| | Trails Near Long Ridge Trail:
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Lillian River Trail, Clallam County
County
, 2 miles away, 25.4 hiking miles, 4030 feet elevation difference |
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Elwha River Trail, Clallam County
County
, 3 miles away, 64 hiking miles, 4020 feet elevation difference |
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Hurricane Hill Trail, Clallam County
County
, 4 miles away, 5.9 hiking miles, 5674 feet elevation difference |
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Little River Trail, Clallam County
County
, 5 miles away, 7.5 hiking miles, 5188 feet elevation difference |
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Lake Creek Trail, Clallam County
County
, 11 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 557 feet elevation difference |
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Happy Lake Ridge Trail, Clallam County
County
, 11 miles away, 17.2 hiking miles, 4377 feet elevation difference |
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Boulder Lake Trail, Clallam County
County
, 11 miles away, 11.6 hiking miles, 2971 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Long Ridge Trail:
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Elwha River, Clallam County
County
, 2 miles away, Class V - 8.5 miles long (Grand Canyon) |
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Elwha River, Clallam County
County
, 6 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 4.5 miles long (Mills Reservoir to Highway 101) |
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Elwha River, Clallam County
County
, 10 miles away, Class II - 4.9 miles long (Aldwell Reservoir to river mouth) |
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Quinault River - North Fork, Jefferson County
County
, 13 miles away, Class V - 3 miles long (Geoduck Creek to Kimta Creek) |
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Quinault River, Jefferson County
County
, 15 miles away, Class IV-V - 3 miles long (Pony Bridge to Graves Creek) |
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| | Hotels Near Long Ridge Trail:
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Quality Inn Uptown, Port Angeles
, 12 miles away |
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Days Inn Port Angeles, Port Angeles
, 13 miles away |
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Port Angeles Super 8 Motel, Port Angeles
, 13 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites, Sequim
, 29 miles away |
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Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault
, 30 miles away |
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13 miles away
