Washington hiking trails - Mink Lake Trail, Olympic Mountains, Clallam County

   
  There are so many perfect trails for trekking in Washington, and one of these is Mink Lake Trail in Clallam County. Here in the perfect state of Washington trekking is a tremendous way to spend some time. Every trail in Washington is charming in its own way. Mink Lake Trail has a total elevation difference of 2,790 feet which is higher than average. Keep in mind that this is a long hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. In Washington you never run out of outdoors fun. You should
    count on this trek taking about 7 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This wilderness trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out walk. This is one of many backpacking trails in the surrounding area. Mink Lake Trail goes
through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Mink Lake Trail mostly gets much precipitation; November is the month that gets the most rain; July is when it's the driest. Summertime highs at Mink Lake Trail commonly tend to be in the 70's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Mink Lake Trail are in the 30's. The scenic backpacking and hiking trails of the Olympic  
Mountains are the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. This backpacking and hiking trail is a mid length backpacking and hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an excellent backpacking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in perfect shape. Mink Lake Trail is 7.8 miles long it's a mid length backcountry trek. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Mink Lake Trail in Clallam County, Washington is such a magnificent place. A long drive separates Port Angeles from Mink Lake Trail, but what a magnificent place for hiking it is.

Briefly about the general area:
Why not camp at Soleduck Campground while you're here at Mink Lake Trail, and Blackwood Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth stopping at. While you're here at Mink Lake Trail it's a great idea to go to Bogachiel Park; Hoh Campground is a pleasant local campground.
Yeah, come up here to the Olympic Mountains for a pleasant time. There's whitewater on Soleduck River for all you adrenaline rush seekers; Munden Creek is right next door to Mink Lake Trail and is always a pleasure to go to. Don't leave Mink Lake Trail without first paying a visit to Sol Duc Falls, and there are some great whitewater spots on Soleduck River - North Fork. Be careful coming to Mink Lake Trail, you might not ever want to return home again. During your tour to Mink Lake Trail you'll meet some people from Port Angeles for sure.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.9688, Longitude -123.8637
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Total in and out hiking length = 7.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 7 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 4.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 2790 feet


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 Trails Near Mink Lake Trail:
Lovers Lane, Clallam County County , 2 miles away, 3.4 hiking miles, 475 feet elevation difference
Deer Lake Trail, Clallam County County , 3 miles away,  6.8 hiking miles, 1835 feet elevation difference
North Fork Soleduck River Trail, Clallam County County , 3 miles away,  15.8 hiking miles, 1478 feet elevation difference
Canyon Creek Hoh Trail, Clallam County County , 4 miles away,  29.6 hiking miles, 5242 feet elevation difference
Aurora Trail, Clallam County County , 4 miles away, 19.6 hiking miles, 5102 feet elevation difference
Hoh River Trail, Clallam County County , 6 miles away,  31.2 hiking miles, 4310 feet elevation difference
Pyramid Mountain Trail, Clallam County County , 6 miles away,  5 hiking miles, 2256 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Mink Lake Trail:
Soleduck Campground, Clallam County, 1 miles away
Hoh Campground, Jefferson County, 6 miles away
Fairholme Campground, Clallam County, 6 miles away
Log Cabin Resort and Trailer, Port Angeles, 9 miles away
Lyre River Park, Port Angeles, 10 miles away
 Whitewater Near Mink Lake Trail:
Soleduck River - North Fork, Clallam County County , 6 miles away, Class IV - 5.3 miles long (North Fork Trail Bridge to FR 2918 Bridge)
Soleduck River, Clallam County County , 7 miles away, Class IV - 3.1 miles long (Salmon Cascade to FR 2918 Bridge)
Soleduck River - South Fork, Clallam County County , 7 miles away, Class IV+ - 3.2 miles long (FR 2920 Bridge to FR 2918 Bridge)
Lyre River, Clallam County County , 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 3 miles long (to Lyre River Campground)
Goodman Creek, Clallam County County , 9 miles away, Class III+(V) - 1.3 miles long (FR 2931 100 spur access to Soleduck River)
 National Parks Near Mink Lake Trail:
Olympic National Park, Port Angeles - WA , 25 miles away
 Hotels Near Mink Lake Trail:
Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, Port Angeles , 9 miles away
Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault , 22 miles away
Quality Inn Uptown, Port Angeles , 31 miles away
Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles, Port Angeles , 31 miles away
Days Inn Port Angeles, Port Angeles , 33 miles away
 Lakes Near Mink Lake Trail
Mink Lake, Clallam County , 0 miles away
Blackwood Lake, Clallam County , 2 miles away

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