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Day Hike - Dosewallips River/Abandoned National Park Road

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Day Hike - Dosewallips River/Abandoned National Park Road

Route change from Mt Townsend due to weather forecast. Light rain is forecasted, but a sheltered river hike on an old forest road, in a gorgeous river valley, should still be fun!

Contacts

KT/ Karen Trilevsky
KT/ Karen Trilevsky
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
  • Moderate, Bikepacking MTB I
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 13.5 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,600 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 1,600 ft
  • Pace: 2.5 mph, average moving pace
  • 3 (6 capacity)
  • FULL (2 capacity)
  • Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 9:09 PM
  • Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Monitoring the weather - if it turns unfavorable, we'll shift the plan to long river exploration in the eastern Olympi

WTA Link

AllTrails Link

 8:45 am  Hood Canal Ranger Station Quilcene 295142 US-101, Quilcene, WA 98376

Doable via the 7:10 Ferry from Edmonds to Kingston

or the 7:00 Ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge

Route/Place

Dosewallips River/Abandoned National Park Road


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The Ten Essentials

  • Navigation
  • Headlamp
  • Sun protection
  • First aid
  • Knife
  • Fire
  • Shelter
  • Extra food
  • Extra water
  • Extra clothes
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