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LaCrosse Basin Way Trail

In the Central Olympic Mountains

Local route2.1 km · 1.3 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: O'Neil Pass Trail 0.4 mi · 0.7 kmExplore Central Olympic Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 13–18 °C (55–64 °F)

  1. J-1°-6°570
  2. F0°-6°388
  3. M2°-5°373
  4. A5°-4°244
  5. M10°-1°156
  6. J13°3°124
  7. J17°6°75
  8. A18°7°84
  9. S15°4°126
  10. O8°0°352
  11. N2°-4°599
  12. D-1°-6°592

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 trail leads up into the alpine valley of LaCrosse Basin and LaCrosse Lake.

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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
Central Olympic Mountains (Olympic Mountains › Pacific Coast Ranges; GMBA)
Nearest town
35 km W of Brinnon (Jefferson County, Washington) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Olympic National Park
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
Washington
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Ref
LBWT
Operator (OSM)
U.S. National Park Service
Route centre
47.6575, -123.3611
Route start
47.6654, -123.3585
OpenStreetMap
relation 15269939
Official info
wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/lacrosse-basin
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

O'Neil Pass Trail

0.4 mi · 0.7 km · Olympic National Park

Home Sweet Home Trail

2.5 mi · 4.1 km · Olympic National Park

LaCrosse Pass Trail

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · Olympic National Park

Mount Hopper Way Trail

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · Olympic National Park

East Fork Quinault River Trail

4.7 mi · 7.5 km · Olympic National Park

Duckabush River Trail

4.8 mi · 7.7 km · Olympic National Forest

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