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| | When you're here in Washington backpacking along one of its backcountry hiking trails is always a fun thing to do. A lengthy journey parts Port Angeles from Skyline Trail, but hiking it is always exciting. Every Washington backcountry hiking trail has its own unique beauty. This area does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. These great outdoors trails here in the Olympic Mountains are the best way to enjoy these mountains. We all need to get out in nature once |
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in a while, and Skyline Trail in Jefferson County, Washington is such a great site. Skyline Trail is 52.4 miles long; it's considered a longer walk. The high level of rainfall makes Skyline Trail a quite wet location; December is when you get the most rain here while July is the
| | month with the least amount of precipitation. Skyline Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This great outdoors trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. This part of Washington has a brilliant deal of available outdoors things to do. This is one of many great outdoors trails in the surrounding vicinity. Skyline Trail is a very long great outdoors trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a fine great outdoors trail for experienced hikers in wonderful shape. Don’t forget to | |
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check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Some parts of this great outdoors trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors trail, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors trail could be very different from other parts of it. There
are backcountry hiking trails all over Washington, and Skyline Trail is one of them, and it's in Jefferson County. At Skyline Trail through the months of summer highs are in the 70's while overnight lows are commonly in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's, and overnight
lows in the 30's for Skyline Trail. This backcountry hike should take you about 8 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. The total elevation difference for Skyline Trail is 5,309 feet which is higher than average.
Briefly about the general area:
That right there is a load of enjoyable stuff already but it goes on, the Olympic Mountains has it all. Why not go to close by Geoduck Creek since you're here at Skyline Trail, and Bunch Canyon is positively a glorious spot to check out. You don't have to go far from Skyline Trail
to enjoy Quinault Ranger District. There's so much to do here at Skyline Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Graves Creek Campground is a tremendous site for that.
It's always brilliant to visit Winslow Spring. So many exciting things to do here at Skyline Trail,
too tremendous to be true. Elip Creek is a wonderful stream that is worth taking a look at, and don't leave Skyline Trail without first paying a visit to Service Falls. While you're here at Skyline Trail it's a great idea to visit Queets Basin, and get soaked paddling on Quinault
River - North Fork.
Be careful coming to the Olympic Mountains, you might not ever want to go back home again. Skyline Trail is pleasant enough to spend more than a day at, Campbell Tree Grove Campground is a pleasant local campground, and do schedule some time to stop at Olympic
Peninsula if you have a chance. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Quinault River; a pleasant spree to Paradise Valley is a good way to spend an afternoon.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 47.5655, Longitude -123.6502
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 52.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 23.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 days
Total elevation difference: 5309 feet
Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault
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16 miles away
Come visit, and let us share this amazing place with you. at the lodge, on the shore of beautiful lake quinault, you will find outstanding dining and an abundance of activities.. from lawn games like ...
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Quality Inn Uptown, Port Angeles
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26 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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User input for Skyline Trail, Olympic Mountains, Jefferson 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 Skyline Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Skyline Trail, Olympic Mountains, Jefferson County, Washington
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| | Trails Near Skyline Trail:
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Elwha River Trail, Clallam County
County
, 12 miles away, 64 hiking miles, 4020 feet elevation difference |
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Long Ridge Trail, Clallam County
County
, 14 miles away, 40.2 hiking miles, 5708 feet elevation difference |
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Hoh River Trail, Clallam County
County
, 15 miles away, 31.2 hiking miles, 4310 feet elevation difference |
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Boulder Lake Trail, Clallam County
County
, 16 miles away, 11.6 hiking miles, 2971 feet elevation difference |
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Lillian River Trail, Clallam County
County
, 16 miles away, 25.4 hiking miles, 4030 feet elevation difference |
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Soleduck Trail, Clallam County
County
, 16 miles away, 15.4 hiking miles, 3468 feet elevation difference |
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Happy Lake Ridge Trail, Clallam County
County
, 16 miles away, 17.2 hiking miles, 4377 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Skyline Trail:
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Quinault River - North Fork, Jefferson County
County
, 1 miles away, Class V - 3 miles long (Geoduck Creek to Kimta Creek) |
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Quinault River, Jefferson County
County
, 7 miles away, Class IV-V - 3 miles long (Pony Bridge to Graves Creek) |
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Quinault River, Jefferson County
County
, 8 miles away, Class II - 6.5 miles long (Cannings Creek to South Shore Road access) |
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Big Creek, Grays Harbor County
County
, 13 miles away, Class III - 2 miles long (Bridge above Narrows to South Boundary Road Bridge) |
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Wynoochee River, Grays Harbor County
County
, 14 miles away, Class II-III(V) - 11.1 miles long (Wynoochee Reservoir to Save Creek) |
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| | Hotels Near Skyline Trail:
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Lake Quinault Lodge, Quinault
, 16 miles away |
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Quality Inn Uptown, Port Angeles
, 26 miles away |
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Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles, Port Angeles
, 26 miles away |
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Port Angeles Super 8 Motel, Port Angeles
, 27 miles away |
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Best Western Olympic Lodge, Port Angeles
, 27 miles away |
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27 miles away
