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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Jul–Sep · highs 11–14 °C (52–57 °F)
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- F-2°-8°202
- M-1°-7°192
- A2°-6°131
- M6°-3°99
- J10°1°79
- J14°4°48
- A14°5°50
- S11°3°66
- O6°-1°175
- N0°-6°328
- D-3°-8°332
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
This 5.3 mile trail travels along the Big Quilcene River through old growth forest and climbs to alpine meadows in Buckhorn Wilderness.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 8.5 km · 5.3 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 14 km · 9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Eastern Olympic Mountains (Olympic Mountains › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 19 km W of Quilcene (Jefferson County, Washington) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Olympic National Forest
- Connects to
- Dungeness (National Scenic Trail: Pacific Northwest), Tubal Cain (National Scenic Trail: Pacific Northwest) (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Jul–Sep
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Washington
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- 833
- Operator (OSM)
- U.S. Forest Service
- Route centre
- 47.8177, -123.0566
- Route start
- 47.8180, -123.1334
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 15059375
- Official info
- fs.usda.gov/recarea/olympic/recreation/hiking/re
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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