West Fork Dosewallips River Trail
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Not hiked yet. My stats will show up here after I hike it.
Route info
- Length
- 16.4 mi
- Type
- Out-and-Back
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Route gain
- 2,400 ft
- Dogs
- Not Allowed
Published figures from the park, the forest, WTA or AllTrails. "Route gain" is for a popular WTA hike that uses this trail, so it may cover more or less than the trail itself.
Season & conditions
For reference- Seasonal access
- No info yet
- Passes & permits
- NPS entrance fee/pass (park-wide); wilderness permit required for all overnight trips; WTA lists: None; Permit: Yes (overnight)
- Trail status
- Snowfree to Anderson Pass Be prepared to ford river a couple of times between Diamond Meadows and Honeymoon Meadows (NPS, updated 6/5/26)
- Road
- Dosewallips Rd closed to vehicles (washout, since 8/25/17), +6.5 mi walk (NPS)
Conditions change fast, and these notes may be out of date.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
- Dosewallips Rd washout adds ~5 miles round-trip hike to trailhead
- Road
- Dosewallips Rd closed to vehicles (washout, since 8/25/17), +6.5 mi walk (NPS)
- Pass
- NPS entrance fee/pass (park-wide); wilderness permit required for all overnight trips; WTA lists: None
Getting there
Drive to Dosewallips Road Trailhead (washout gate), then hike 7.6 mi via Dosewallips Road, Bypass Trail, Dosewallips River Trail to reach this trail.
Approach from Trail Atlas research (source), medium confidence. Not field-checked. Dosewallips Rd is closed to vehicles at the washout; the route starts with the road walk.
From public park, forest and WTA info. Roads and access change, so check before you go.
Official source
Map
Public trail line from park and forest GIS data. My GPS track replaces it after I hike it.