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Author:
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Backpacker Magazine
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Activity:
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Hiking
ActivitySearchHiking
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State:
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Washington (WA)
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Distance:
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16.8 mi
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Difficulty:
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5 / 10
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Rating:
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Unrated
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TO TRAILHEAD: Take US 101 W from Port Angeles for 32 miles, turn L onto Sol Duc Hot Springs Rd. Follow to end of road and park at trailhead.

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SLK01
| Dist: 15.91 mi |
Points: 2140 |
Calories: none |
| Time: none |
Speed: 0.0 mph |
Pace: 0:00 / mi |
Olympics:7 Lakes Basin
SLK001
Location: 47.955524°, -123.836037°
Begin hiking E from Sol Duc trailhead
SLK002
Location: 47.951504°, -123.819633°
Straight @ Deer Lake Trail junction
SLK003
Location: 47.950603°, -123.815147°
Continue straight @ Appleton Pass junction
SLK004
Location: 47.938217°, -123.779465°
Trail passes through valley along Sol Duc Creek; elk are commonly spotted here
SLK005
Location: 47.932419°, -123.750427°
Trail gently ascends E; pass Sevenmile shelter on R
SLK006
Location: 47.910477°, -123.732338°
Passing two more shelters, enter Sol Duc Park, a rugged, treeless expanse to the L
SLK007
Location: 47.909832°, -123.734291°
Heart Lake, great campsite with mountainous views
SLK008
Location: 47.907772°, -123.737640°
Turn R @ T. Option: Add a day and visit Cat Basin; turn L onto Cat Basin spur trail
SLK009
Location: 47.907097°, -123.750420°
Hike along High Divide, a long ridgeline over-looking Seven Lakes Basin to R and Hoh River Valley to L
SLK010
Location: 47.905548°, -123.777641°
Bogachiel Peak; great views N of Sol Duc, Long, and Lunch Lakes. Continue along ridgeline
SLK011
Location: 47.927254°, -123.821739°
Deer Lake, superb campsite; follow trail N to Sol Duc Trail, turn L to parking lot