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Kestner Homestead Trail

In the Olympic Mountains

Local route2.1 km · 1.3 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Gatton Creek Trail 2.7 mi · 4.3 kmExplore Olympic Mountains →

Olympic National ParkOlympic National ForestColonel Bob Summit · Olympic National ForestColonel Bob Trail #851 · Olympic National ForestFletcher Canyon · Olympic National ForestGatton Creek Trail · Olympic National ForestPetes Creek Trail #858 · Olympic National ForestQuinault Loop Trail · Olympic National ForestOlympic National ForestStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 17–23 °C (63–73 °F)

  1. J8°2°583
  2. F9°2°419
  3. M11°3°411
  4. A13°5°279
  5. M17°7°171
  6. J19°10°131
  7. J22°12°73
  8. A23°12°80
  9. S21°11°150
  10. O15°7°380
  11. N10°4°602
  12. D7°1°573

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

Learn about homestead life on this flat, self-guided 1.3-mile (2.1 km) loop from the Quinault Rain Forest Ranger Station.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
2.1 km · 1.3 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
2.1 km · 1.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Olympic Mountains (Pacific Coast Ranges › North American Cordillera; GMBA)
Nearest town
40 km NE of Taholah (Grays Harbor County, Washington) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Olympic National Park
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
KHT
Operator (OSM)
U.S. National Park Service
Route centre
47.5077, -123.8221
Route start
47.5050, -123.8219
OpenStreetMap
relation 18213656
Official info
nps.gov/places/000/kestner-homestead-trailhead.h
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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Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Gatton Creek Trail

2.7 mi · 4.3 km · Olympic National Forest

Colonel Bob Trail #851

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Olympic National Forest

Quinault Loop Trail

3.3 mi · 5.3 km · Olympic National Forest

Colonel Bob Summit

3.7 mi · 6.0 km · Olympic National Forest

Petes Creek Trail #858

4.5 mi · 7.2 km · Olympic National Forest

Fletcher Canyon

5.4 mi · 8.6 km · Olympic National Forest

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