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Port Angeles, WA: Marmot Pass via Tubal Cain Trail
Hike the vibrant meadows of the Olympics on this 17-mile out-and-back, passing a warplane crash site and old mining town in Buckhorn Wilderness.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Washington (WA) |
| Distance: | 8.52 mi |
| Difficulty: | 7 / 10 |
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TO TRAILHEAD: From Olympia, WA 101 N; L onto Louella Rd. for 1 mi.; L onto Palo Alto Rd. Turn R onto FR 28, then R onto FR 2880. Pass Dungeness Forks Campground; veer L onto FR 2780. Follow signs 11 mi. to trailhead.
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| Distance: 8.52 mi | Points: 1425 |
Port Angeles, WA: Marmot Pass via Tubal Cain Trail
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TCT001
Location: 47.886223, -123.091568From Tubal Cain trailhead, ascend SE through jungle of rhododendrons, laced with red, white, and blue wildflowers
TCT002
Location: 47.852081, -123.096169Tull Canyon Way Trail, marked by small mine entrance. Option: Steep, short spur to hanging valley of Tull Canyon leads to B17 wreckage among fir and hemlock
TCT003
Location: 47.848896, -123.102531Tubal Cain mine and town site. Little remains of this once-thriving copper/manganese operation except heaps of refuse
TCT004
Location: 47.840965, -123.115891R @ intersection. Option: Turn L for peaceful lakeside camping near the forested shores of Buckhorn Lake
TCT005
Location: 47.838161, -123.126785Buckhorn Pass (5,700 ft.); observe Strait of Juan de Fuca to N, snow-capped Mt. Baker to E. Good turnaround spot for dayhike
TCT006
Location: 47.836754, -123.127411First view of Dungeness Valley to W, an old ore route. Nowadays, midsummer ushers in a painter's palette of wildflowers through the valley walls and floor
TCT007
Location: 47.831326, -123.129730R @ 3-way. Option: Ramp it up by turning L up Buckhorn Mtn. (6,956 ft.), a 3-mi. out-and-back with 360° vistas of the Cascades, Olympics, and Puget Sound
TCT008
Location: 47.818085, -123.133438Marmot Pass, a route prospectors once used to haul ore from mountains near Copper City. Retrace steps to lot.
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