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| | I just hiked half of this trail on January 20,2008. It's a beautiful quiet trail thru lush forest. Trailhead is difficult to find. From Route 101 in Forks take FR 29. After 11.3 mi take a right onto FR 2913 for 2.2 mi to the end where the trail starts. Says Frank Murphy
The distance came up as 3.2mi (or 4.6k) on our map. That was to the River. Nice hike. Says Hope
Rugged Ridge Trail is a long drive away from Port Angeles, but It's always enjoyable to backcountry trek here. A visit to Washington is not complete without some backcountry |
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trekking. There are numerous wilderness hiking trails in Washington, and each one is well worth a walk. With its 4.6 miles of walking distance it's an average length wilderness hiking trail. The scenic great outdoors trails of the Olympic Mountains are a very great way to see these
| | summits. Hiking and backpacking trails are perfect and plentiful in Washington; one of them being Rugged Ridge Trail in Clallam County. The time needed for this backcountry trek is roughly 4 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. When you're here in Washington backpacking along one of its wilderness hiking trails is the perfect thing to do. Rugged Ridge Trail is a normal length great outdoors trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an excellent wilderness trail for the average person looking for an | |
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excellent adventure. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This backcountry trail has a total elevation difference of 407 feet which is lower than average. This is one of a very small number of wilderness trails in this neighborhood. Rugged Ridge Trail sees pretty
high levels of rainfall; November is the wettest month with most rain while July is usually the driest month. During the warm days of summer here at Rugged Ridge Trail, high temperatures regularly get into the 70's; the overnight is fairly colder of course, mostly in the 40's.
High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 40's; through the dark hours in the wintertime at Rugged Ridge Trail temperatures drop to the 30's. Rugged Ridge Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different
climate zones along your hike. This backcountry trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Rugged Ridge Trail in Clallam County, Washington is a wonderful
spot for getting out. Even though this is not a very long wilderness hiking trail it's always wonderful to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen.
Briefly about the general area:
There's so much to do here at Rugged Ridge Trail that you need
to camp here for a while, R and R Sports Center and RV Park is a glorious place for that, and it's a fine idea to stop at Rainbow Creek. And if that's not enough there's a lot more enjoyable stuff to do in the Olympic Mountains. Sitkum River has a perfect whitewater paddling spot
nearby, and you can stay the night at Hard Rain Cafe` and RV Park. You'll meet a lot of folks from Port Angeles here.
This is such a fun river. Why not visit close by North Fork Sitkum River since you're here at Rugged Ridge Trail; paddling on Calawah River - South Fork is so much fun.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.9377, Longitude -124.168
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 4.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 407 feet
Dew Drop Inn Motel Forks, Forks
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13 miles away
On Scenic Highway 101 in the Olympic Peninsula, we are close to the HOH Rainforest, Kalaloch Beaches, Rialto Beach, Cape Flattery, Lake Crescent, Marymere Falls, Sol Duc Hot Springs, Makah Museum, Oze...
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Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, Port Angeles
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14 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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User input for Rugged Ridge 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 Rugged Ridge Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Rugged Ridge Trail, Olympic Mountains, Clallam County, Washington
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| These outdoors activities are available near Rugged Ridge Trail. |
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Sitkum River, Clallam County
County
, 1 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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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
, 6 miles away, Class II+ - 7.5 miles long (Klahowya Campground to Bear 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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Bear Creek Motel, Beaver
, 11 miles away |
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Dew Drop Inn Motel Forks, Forks
, 13 miles away |
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Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, Port Angeles
, 14 miles away |
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Dew Drop Inn, Forks
, 15 miles away |
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Forks Motel, Forks
, 15 miles away |
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