Search activities
Backpacking Building Blocks Student-Only Backpack

Field trip: Backpacking Building Blocks (B3) Course

Backpacking Building Blocks Student-Only Backpack - North Fork Skokomish River

This 40 mile trip will give B3 students the opportunity to apply their B3 skills on a challenging but rewarding four day alpine backpack with experienced mentors. Requesting leader permission (email hess@whidbey.com) is open to any physically qualified and skilled B3 student Sept 7-22 at 9am, priority given to students needing trips to graduate.

Contacts

Sarah Hess
Sarah Hess
Primary Leader
  • Very Strenuous
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 40.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 12,400 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 5,000 ft
  • Pace: 2 mph

Meet at the North Fork Skokomish River trailhead at the north end of lake Cushman Thursday morning at 9am.

Day 1: Eleven miles up the North Fork Skokomish River valley to Two Bear camp.  A great kickoff to further adventures.

Day 2: Eight miles over First Divide, follow along the Duckabush River, then up to Marmot and Hart Lakes, moving on to Lake Lacrosse.

Day 3: Twelve miles . Explore Hart Lake, then retrace our path over First Divide to camp at Nine Streams.

Day 4: Nine miles  down the Skokomish Valley to the trailhead .

 These will be long but wonderful days!

Route/Place

North Fork Skokomish River


  • Green Trails Olympic Mountains East No. 168S
    Green Trails Mt Christie No. 166
    Green Trails Mt Steel No. 167
    Custom Correct Mount Skokomish - Lake Cushman
    Custom Correct Brothers - Mt Anderson
    Custom Correct Enchanted Valley - Skokomish
    Trails Illustrated Olympic National Park
  • See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The Ten Essentials plus overnight gear as specified by the trip leader.  Bring $25/pp to reimburse the leader for Olympic Park camp fees.  There will also be a Park entrance fee for each car.

Trip Reports