Trip
Day Hike - Lower Big Quilcene
*** Trip initially open to Spring Hiking Students. Trip will open for registration to all Mountaineers 7 to 10 days prior to the hike date. *** Let’s celebrate Mother Nature with a hike on Mother’s Day.
Contacts
- Sun, May 11, 2025
- Tacoma Hiking & Backpacking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Easy/Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 10.7 mi
- Elevation Gain: 1,142 ft
- Pace: 2.0 - 2.5 MPH
- 2 (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This is an enjoyable river hike along mostly good trail with a few rocky spots. We’ll hike out to the turn around point, stop for a longer lunch, and then hike back with a slightly different side trail part of the way back. Mileage & elevation are based on a pre-hike that I did earlier this year.
We’ll meet at the trailhead at 8:45am, ready to hike at 9am. If you’d like to carpool, meet at the Tacoma Narrows Park & Ride at 6:50am, departing promptly at 7am, probably taking a bio break at Starbucks on the way over. Parking is quite limited at the trailhead and a Northwest Forest Pass or America the Beautiful Pass is required. There is a vault toilet at the trailhead.
Required Equipment
10 Essentials, trekking pole may be helpful for a couple of small water crossings.