Field trip: Basic Backpacking
Basic Backpacking Field Trip - Dosewallips River/Abandoned National Park Road
Overnight (2 nights) field trip for the Basic Backpacking Course. This is the last scheduled activity for the course. Hiking on a old road and some trail in the Olympic NP. Expect waterfalls, flowers, forests along the Dosewallips river. First day we reach camp (6 miles), set up camp and explore the area. Day 2 we day hike towards Anderson pass, at least as far as we like based on trail conditions. Day 3 we come back.
Contacts
- Fri, May 20, 2022 — Sun, May 22, 2022
- Seattle Backpacking Committee
- Backpacking
- Adults
- Moderate
- For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
- Mileage: 18.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft
- Pace: 2mph
- FULL (6 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We'll meet at the TH around 8:45am. For people living in Seattle that means taking a ferry early in the morning (around 7am). More information before the hike.
- Dosewallips is a great hike. We'll camp in a former car camping, now closed as the road washed out several years ago. It offers a lot of room and some convenience (picnic table, bear resistant boxes), plenty of water.
- Nights are usually quite cold, be prepared.
About Basic Backpacking Field Trips
The Basic Backpacking Field Trip is the final scheduled activity of the Basic Backpacking Course. For most students it will be their first overnight trip in the backcountry. Basic Backpacking Field Trips are usually single-night trips along Easy or Moderate routes that do not present any unusual technical challenges.
Dosewallips River/Abandoned National Park Road
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Green Trails Olympic Mountains East No. 168S
Green Trails Tyler Peak No. 136
Green Trails The Brothers No. 168
Green Trails Mt Steel No. 167
Custom Correct Gray Wolf - Dosewallips
Custom Correct Buckhorn Wilderness - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
See course lectures and handouts.