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My hike
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Route info
- Length
- 20 mi
- Type
- Out-and-Back
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Elevation gain
- —
- Dogs
- Not Allowed
Published figures from the park, the forest, WTA or AllTrails.
Season & conditions
For reference- Seasonal access
- No info yet
- Passes & permits
- Permit: Yes (overnight)
- Trail status
- No recent report
- Road
- No recent report
Conditions change fast, and these notes may be out of date. Check official sources before you go: NPS Olympic trail & road conditions.
Finding the trailhead
- Access
- Gravel road to Quinault Rain Forest trailhead
Getting there
Drive to North Fork Trailhead (Quinault), then hike 16.2 mi via North Fork Quinault River Trail, Elip Creek Trail, Skyline Trail to reach this trail.
Approach from Trail Atlas research (source), low confidence. Not field-checked. Another approach is the North Fork Quinault Trail to Low Divide, where WTA starts the Skyline. Irely Lake TH via Big Creek and Skyline Trail is 15.6 mi on GIS. Multi-day.
From public park, forest and WTA info. Roads and access change, so check before you go.