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

   
  Every Washington wilderness hiking trail is worth backpacking. Trekking here in Washington is something that is always fun to do. Washington has so much to offer the wilderness lovers. Summertime brings highs in the 70's to Mink Lake Trail. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's while Mink Lake Trail overnight low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 30's. Backcountry trails like this one here in the Olympic Mountains are the best way to enjoy these mountains. Mink Lake Trail is quite long,
    so don't forget to pack enough supplies. The total elevation difference for Mink Lake Trail is 2,790 feet, and that is higher than average. You should count on this hike taking about 7 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Some parts of this
hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. The high level of rain makes Mink Lake Trail a pretty wet spot; the month of November is the wettest with most of the rain, and July is when it's the driest. This backpacking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. It's a long journey from Port Angeles to Mink Lake Trail, but  
it is a really delightful backcountry trail. Washington has plenty of fine wilderness hiking trails; among these are Mink Lake Trail in Clallam County. Mink Lake Trail is 7.8 miles long it's an average length hiking trail. When was the last time you got out in the great outdoors a bit? if you happen to be in Clallam County of Washington, Mink Lake Trail is a wonderful local backcountry trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. The length of this hiking trail is about average having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail fine for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This is a neighborhood covered with lots of great outdoors trails.

Briefly about the general area:
Mink Lake Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Hoh Campground is a great local campground, and if you're here at Mink Lake Trail it's a tremendous idea to go to Bogachiel Park. All the outdoors amusing stuff in the Olympic Mountains will keep you coming back again and again. Sol Duc Falls is a pretty spot to check out while you're at Mink Lake Trail, and you can run the rapids of Soleduck River.
Blackwood Creek is right next door to Mink Lake Trail and is always a delight to take a look at, and get your pulse rate up on the good whitewater of Soleduck River - North Fork. There's just no way somebody can get bored here at Mink Lake Trail. There's so much to do here at Mink Lake Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Soleduck Campground is a tremendous place for that. Mink Lake Trail is a spot with many visitors from Port Angeles, and why not take a little trip to Munden Creek if you're here.

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
Days Inn Port Angeles, Port Angeles , 33 miles away
Port Angeles Super 8 Motel, 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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