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Backpacking Building Blocks Student-Only Backpack

Field trip: Backpacking Building Blocks (B3) Course

Backpacking Building Blocks Student-Only Backpack - Duckabush River

We'll hike out and back to lovely 5 Mile Camp, hopefully enjoying abundant wildflowers along the way. This trip will give B3 students the opportunity to try out gear and new skills on an overnight backpack with experienced mentors. Susan and Aisa's group have first dibs; other class members may sign up beginning April 11.

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Susan Conbere
Susan Conbere
Primary Leader
  • Moderate/Strenuous
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 10.6 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 2,300 ft
  • Pace: 1.5-2.0 mph
  • 4 (4 capacity)
  • FULL (2 capacity)
  • Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
  • Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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This beautiful hike in the Olympic National Forest offers spring wildflowers, a climb up  the Big Hump for excellent views, and a gorgeous campground on the Duckabush River. We will  stop for beauty breaks along the way, enjoying what we have come to see. 

Learn more about this hike on WTA.

The leader will host a Zoom call to discuss the trip about a week in advance. Details to come.

The trip will be canceled or relocated if the forecast calls for persistent rain.

We will meet at the Duckabush trailhead by 9:15 a.m. The trailhead is about 2.5 hours from Seattle. Drivers will need an America the Beautiful annual park pass or a Northwest Forest Pass to park. 

From Quilcene, drive Highway 101 south for 15 miles, and turn west where a large sign indicates Duckabush Recreation Area. Continue six miles down this road, though the pavement ends at 3.6 miles. You will pass Collins Campground five miles in.  Six miles in, there is a sign for a horse parking area on the right. Go just past this parking area and bear right and uphill onto Forest Road 2510-060, which is not well signed, and find the trailhead in 0.1 mile.

Route/Place

Duckabush River


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The Ten Essentials, plus overnight gear as specified by the trip leader.

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