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| | Trekking in Washington is such a magnificent thing to do. Pass Trail is a backpacking trail rather far from Port Angeles, but you always have a magnificent time when you're backcountry hiking along it. Trails are perfect and plentiful in Washington; one of them being Pass Trail in Clallam County. We all need to get out in the great outdoors once in a while, and Pass Trail in Clallam County, Washington is the great outdoors at its best. There are not too many wilderness hiking trails in this region. This is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so make sure |
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you bring plenty of supplies. Now, this is roughly a 2-day backcountry trek, so it's a perfect thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. This is a one trailhead wilderness trail, so you're looking at an in and out hike. The total elevation difference for this wilderness
| | trail is 1,206 feet, and that is about average. Here in the perfect state of Washington trekking is always a fun thing to do. Much rain falls at Pass Trail; November is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month is July. Hiking trails like this one here in the Olympic Mountains are a really magnificent way to spend quality time in the wilderness. The length of Pass Trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it an excellent wilderness hiking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in splendid shape. | |
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Each wilderness trail in Washington is well worth a backcountry hike. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Pass Trail is 11.8 miles long; it's considered a longer walk. There's not much difference in elevation along the hiking trail, so
you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your walk. Summertime brings highs in the 70's to Pass Trail. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's while Pass Trail night low temperatures
all through the wintertime are in the 30's.
Briefly about the general area:
Now, you may feel that's a lot but there's even more entertaining stuff to do here in the Olympic Mountains. If you came to camp Minnie Peterson Campground is a fine place to do that; paddling
on Calawah River - South Fork is so much fun.
There's so much to do here at Pass Trail that you need to camp here for a while, R and R Sports Center and RV Park is a great location for that, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Cultus Creek. Getting to Hades Creek from Pass Trail is easy, and whitewater paddling is nice on Sitkum River.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.9384, Longitude -124.1678
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 11.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Total elevation difference: 1206 feet
Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, Port Angeles
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15 miles away
Nestled 12 miles within the heart of the Olympic National Park, the weary traveler will discover the comforts of Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort. Spending the day at Sol Duc can be a unique, relaxing, and ...
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Kalaloch Lodge, Forks
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16 miles away
We sit on a 50 foot high bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. We have a variety of cabins housing from 2 to 8 persons. Some units have kitchens.. others have fireplaces or wood-burning stoves.. some h...
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User input for Pass Trail, Olympic Mountains, Clallam County, Washington:
Outdoors Recreation Near Port Angeles, Washington
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Port Angeles, Washington, the metro area neareast to Pass Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Pass Trail, Olympic Mountains, Clallam County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Pass Trail. |
| | Trails Near Pass Trail:
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Rugged Ridge Trail, Clallam County
County
, 1 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 407 feet elevation difference |
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Bogachiel Trail, Clallam County
County
, 7 miles away, 27 hiking miles, 4321 feet elevation difference |
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Bogachiel-Hoh Trail, Jefferson County
County
, 7 miles away, 20.8 hiking miles, 3229 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Pass Trail:
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Sitkum River, Clallam County
County
, 2 miles away, Class II-V - 9.6 miles long (Brandeberry Creek to Hyas Creek) |
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Calawah River - South Fork, Clallam County
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV - 7 miles long (Rugged Ridge Trail to Hyas Creek) |
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Hoh River, Jefferson County
County
, 6 miles away, Class II - 20 miles long (Ranger Station to Highway 101 at Oxbow) |
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Hyas Creek, Clallam County
County
, 6 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 1.5 miles long (FR 29 030 spur to South Fork Calawah confluence) |
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Soleduck River, Clallam County
County
, 7 miles away, Class II+ - 7.5 miles long (Klahowya Campground to Bear Creek) |
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| | Hotels Near Pass Trail:
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Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, Port Angeles
, 15 miles away |
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Kalaloch Lodge, Forks
, 16 miles away |
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Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault
, 30 miles away |
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Best Western Lighthouse Suites Inn, Ocean Shores
, 41 miles away |
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Days Inn - Ocean Shores, Ocean Shores
, 41 miles away |
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