
Trip
Day Hike - Notch Pass
1-way hike thru the forest along beautiful Lower Big Quilcene River start at Notch Pass 3, visit Jolly Camp & Bark Shanty, end at Big Lower Quilcene TH. Short car shuttle makes this possible. Pls read LEADER NOTES.
- Sun, Aug 4, 2024
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 9.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 618 ft
- High Point Elevation: 2,100 ft
- Pace: 1.5-2.0 mph avg moving pace
- 1 (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- Due to the Notch Pass to Bark Shanty section, your Mountaineers profile must show recent ability to do similar trails. Otherwise, you will be removed from the roster. Safety for everyone in the group is a priority.
- This is mostly a downhill hike: 618' gain and 1300' loss. The trail is not technical.
- Group size limited by availability of parking for only 1 vehicle at Notch Pass 3.
- WTA descriptions (here and here), AllTrail description (here)
- GPX route will be provided in Hello Hiker email.
- Hike profile - Notch Pass 3 to Bark Shanty is decrease of 630' in 1 mile.
- 10:00am Meet at Lower Big Quilcene TH to arrange car shuttle. Need 1 vehicle & driver able to shuttle 4 passengers + driver. Shuttle distance is about 10 miles round-trip on paved road (see this link for roundtrip map).
- Please send email if you can be a shuttle driver (my email is in my profile). Trip will be canceled if no shuttle vehicle & driver is available.
- Weather (at mid-point): NWS forecast, Windy.com forecast
- NW Forest pass or equivalent required for all vehicles
- Pit toilet at Lower Big Quilcene TH
Route/Place
Notch Pass
-
Green Trails Olympic Mountains East No. 168S
USGS Mt Walker - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Headlamp
- Sun protection
- First aid
- Knife
- Fire
- Shelter
- Extra food
- Extra water
- Extra clothes
Trip Reports