Trails for everyone, forever

Home Go Hiking Trip Reports Silver Lakes, Mount Townsend, Little Quilcene River, Tubal Cain Mine

Trip Report

Silver Lakes, Mount Townsend, Little Quilcene River & Tubal Cain Mine — Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

Made a loop by connecting Silver Lake to Tull Canyon. Unofficial trail is rough but established with some cairns and plastic ties. We went via the ridge by staying left when the trail forks at Silver Lake, but could see there is another route that goes from the lake through the boulder field. Ridge has some loose sections but is definitely doable. 

One thing to mention is that the Little Quilcene Trail #835 is marked on my Gaia map as allowing bikes but had a no bikes sign at the trailhead. It was not technical but pretty steep so I’m not dying to ride it, but I had considered connecting this loop by stashing a bike which now is definitely inadvisable. 

Did you find this trip report helpful?

Comments