Over-the-Hill Hike Descriptions -- Jan, 2025
Wed, Jan 22 Olympic Adventure Trail - Mile 0 to Living Room [Easy to Mod] 7-8.5 / 700'-955' Discover ride-$5
This is a popular & familiar route for many and is considered Mile “0” of the Olympic Adventure Trail off of Hwy 112. We will hike to what is called the “Living Room” with a bench and picnic table, making it a convenient turn-around spot with a nice view, as well. An extra 1-1/2 miles can be obtained by going further to the truck and turning around.
Fri, Jan 24 Whidbey Island [Easy to Mod] 9.6-9.8 / 435'-460' ride-$5
[EARLY DEPARTURE 8:15am]
We walk from the ferry terminal through some of Camp Casey's/Fort Ebey's trail system and go through some of the Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve.
Wed, Jan 29 Robin Hill Farm County Park [Easy] 3.4-6.7 / 150'-TBD' N/A ride-$3
Start at Dryke Rd TH. Come enjoy this local County Park accessible to walkers, joggers, and equestrians alike! This park has "195 acres with 150 acres in forest management, 15 acres of open space grass fields, 5 acres of wetlands, 5 acres of plant propagation (for the ONP for transplanting native plants in the Elwha Valley), and remaining 20 acres used for agricultural farming and gardening". There is also a section of the trail that meanders along the north property line of Pinnell Road.
Fri, Jan 31 Storm King [Mod to Diff] 4.1 / 1831' Nat'l Park/Golden ride-$5
Park at the Storm King Ranger Station at Lake Crescent. Proceed towards Marymere Falls. Storm King Trail will be on left. From there it is a climb!
Over-the-Hill Hike Descriptions -- Feb, 2025
Wed, Feb 5 Larry Scott Trail--Milo Curry [Easy] 7.3-7.5 / 350'-400' Discover ride-$5
Can go from Milo Curry T.H. near 4-Corners to Cape George off of Discovery Rd. near Port Townsend and return while passing through horse country and pleasant surroundings! The Larry Scott Trail is to be the beginning of the Olympic Discovery Trail (ODT) and is also part of the Pacific N.W. Scenic Trail! Total Larry Scott Trail is ~7.3 mi. one way. It is named for a Port Townsend resident and cycling enthusiast who played an important part in the trail.
Fri, Feb 7 Deer Park DNR Snowshoe [Easy to Mod] 3.4-3.7 / 527' Discover ride-$7
This uses a DNR area off of Deer Park Rd. before the gate (on the right-hand side). We can snowshoe along the road for a bit and then head left uphill toward the top and to a log landing. It often offers some good views of Port Angeles and gives a decent workout!
Wed, Feb 12 Heart of the Forest [Easy to Mod] 5-6.5 / 650'-850' Nat'l Park/Golden ride-$5
This is a pleasant nature trail we will be leaving from the entrance to the campground and walking to the trailhead near Loop "E" in the Heart of the Hills Campground @ ~ 1,400'. It offers beautiful, old-growth trees, plenty of fern varieties, and other flora in a rainforest-type ecosystem. While hiking on this trail, carefully cross puncheon walkways, and bridges as they can be slippery. Hikers go to a big, fallen tree above Lake Creek, which makes a good turn-around point before leaving the Natl. Park boundary.
Fri, Feb 14 Dosewallips Cascades [Moderate] 11.4-13.5 / 1200'-1335' NW Forest/Golden ride-$7
This hike is up the Dosewallips River Rd., which turns off before Brinnon. Hike to the Dosewallips Cascades Falls is 5.5 mi. Spring is good time to view falls. Hikers can proceed up to abandoned Ranger Station & Campground another approximate mile, if desired. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/washington/dosewallips-river-road-trail
Wed, Feb 19 Chetzemoka Park Historical Walk [Easy] 5.0-5.8 / 250'-316' n/a ride-$5
This is a historical, interpretive trail in Port Townsend, which commemorates Chief Chetzemoka (Anglicized name for the Chief). There are a total of 18 signs educating the public about the relationship between the S’Klallam people and the European settlers who arrived in the 1800’s. Starts at Haines Place Park and Ride.
Fri, Feb 21 Foothills Trails [Moderate] 7.25-9.75 / 1225'-1400' Discover ride-$5
This multi-use, DNR area off of Little River Road, provides a network of trails, including On Ramp, Quick Climb, Sunny Side, Freefall, Phantom Bear, I-5, Water World, the Shire, E. Phantom Bear, just to name a few. On top, at a picnic table for lunch, we hope to get good views of P.A., the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and back to Mt. Angeles, First Top, and Blue Mt. to the south, etc.
Wed, Feb 26 Marymere Falls/Moments in Time [Easy] 4.7-6 / 586'-772' Nat'l Park/Golden ride-$5
Easy hike near Lake Crescent Lodge. Add on by going up Barnes Creek Trail to 1st bridge, come back & do the Marymere Falls Trail, go towards Lake Crescent Lodge and Bovee's Meadow, then on the 2/3-mi. Moments of Time Nature Trail. Go by the Nature Bridge Camp. The "Moments in Time" self-guided, nature trail (with signs offering history of the area, etc.) used to be called the Barnes Point Nature Trail. It takes you along the lakeshore, through mature forest, & past a meadow (old homestead). Leave & go west from the Storm King Ranger Station parking lot.
Fri, Feb 28 Mt. Walker [Mod to Diff] 5.5-7.2 / 2050'-2145' NW Forest/Golden ride-$5
Although this is a short hike, it is steep & considered Moderate to Difficult! You can hike up the steep 2-miles to Mt. Walker and see the views of Mt. Constance and the Olympics from the 1st viewpoint and then walk ~ a 1/2 mile along the Summit Rd. to the 2nd viewpoint looking towards Puget Sound & Hood Canal and the N. Cascades and then walk down the road on a much gentler grade for 4 miles back to parking.
NOTE: As with any hike, do your own research on a particular hike and assess whether it is of your hiking ability. Always carry your Hiking Essentials and do not rely on others to bring them for you. Thank you!
DISCLAIMER: OTHH assumes no collective or individual liability for any mishaps on any of their hikes or outings. Please use discretion and be safe. Please read the Hazards & Liability section on the Home page of the OTHH website and refer to the link given and agree to the conditions set forth in that document.
WILDERNESS HIKE: One hike listed above (Mt. Townsend to Silver Lake) goes into the Wilderness, so there is a Wilderness Regulation of a limit of 12 in a group. Please honor this and divide up.
EARLY START: Watch for an e-mail from the leader(s) ahead of time indicating what time to meet at the Sequim Safeway Gas Station parking lot.