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Church Creek Trail #871

On Chapel Peak, Southern Olympic Mountains

Local route4.3 km · 2.7 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Wynoochee Lake Shore Trail 2.9 mi · 4.7 kmExplore Chapel Peak →

Olympic National ForestOlympic National ForestDry Creek Extension · Olympic National ForestDry Creek Trail #872 · Olympic National ForestLower So. Fk. Skokomish · Olympic National ForestPine Lake Trail · Olympic National ForestSouth Fork Skokomish River Trail 873 · Olympic National ForestSpider Lake Loop Trail #879 · Olympic National ForestWynoochee Lake Shore Trail · Olympic National ForestEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–21 °C (57–70 °F)

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  2. F5°-1°473
  3. M7°-1°458
  4. A9°1°305
  5. M14°4°173
  6. J17°7°134
  7. J21°9°75
  8. A21°10°84
  9. S18°8°162
  10. O12°4°424
  11. N6°0°674
  12. D3°-2°676

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 fairly steep 3.5 mile trail follows Church Creek towards a pass through a conifer forest, eventually ending near Satsup Lakes on Forest Road #2372.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
4.3 km · 2.7 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
5.2 km · 3.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
Chapel Peak (mountain, 1,205 m; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Southern Olympic Mountains (Olympic Mountains › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
29 km W of Skokomish (Mason County, Washington) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Olympic National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
871
Operator (OSM)
U.S. Forest Service
Route centre
47.4375, -123.5044
Route start
47.4262, -123.5182
OpenStreetMap
relation 15268422
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Wynoochee Lake Shore Trail

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Olympic National Forest

Pine Lake Trail

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Olympic National Forest

Spider Lake Loop Trail #879

4.1 mi · 6.6 km · Olympic National Forest

Lower So. Fk. Skokomish

5.2 mi · 8.4 km · Olympic National Forest

South Fork Skokomish River Trail 873

5.7 mi · 9.1 km · Olympic National Forest

Upper So. Fk. Skokomish

5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Olympic National Forest

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