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| | Hey, time for a trek don’t you think? South Sand Point Trail in Clallam County, Washington is a really great place to spend some time. Each one of the many wilderness hiking trails of Washington is different from the others. Many miles from the most adjacent settlement you have South Sand Point Trail, and it sure is a a glorious backcountry trail. The wilderness hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole wilderness hiking trail. The high level of precipitation makes |
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South Sand Point Trail a rather wet location; of all the months in a year December is the one with the most rain, and August is the month with the least moisture. Being 3.8 miles long it's shorter than many wilderness hiking trails. Washington has plenty of glorious wilderness
| | hiking trails, and among these are South Sand Point Trail in Clallam County. South Sand Point Trail is a one trailhead great outdoors trail, so in and out is the way to backcountry walk it normally. Outdoors people generally like this part of Washington. This wilderness trail is not that long but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. You should count on this backcountry hike taking about 3.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong | |
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and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. South Sand Point Trail has a total elevation difference of 189 feet which is a lower than average number. High temperatures at South Sand Point Trail all through the long summer days are in the 60's. For the duration of the moonlight
hours it's mostly in the 40's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's; after the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at South Sand Point Trail dip into the 30's. Hiking and backpacking trails like this one here in the Olympic Mountains are a really magnificent way
to spend quality time in the fresh air. There are not too many backpacking trails in this vicinity. South Sand Point Trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backpacking trail splendid for the average walker looking for an exciting adventure.
Here in the glorious state of Washington backcountry hiking is the glorious thing to do.
Briefly about the general area: There's so much to do here at South Sand Point Trail that you need to camp here for a while, The Lost Resort is a good spot for that, and beaches
are nice and Yellow Banks is no exception. One of the best things about South Sand Point Trail is its proximity to Kayostia Beach. You'll need more than a day to discover everything South Sand Point Trail has to offer, you can camp at Ericksons Bay Campground. Whohoo, so much
fun stuff in one place! The Olympic Mountains is peerless! Wish Creek is a tremendous local stream, and nearby you come across Blooms Bay.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 48.1194, Longitude -124.6977 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 3.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.7 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Total elevation difference: 189 feet

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