Hiking Guide
WTA's hiking guide is the most comprehensive database of hikes in Washington, and comprises content written by local hiking experts and user submitted information. All data is vetted by WTA staff. This resource is made possible by the donations of WTA members.
We respectfully acknowledge the lands we are visiting are the homelands of Indigenous tribes of the Pacific Northwest, some of whom have reserved rights on these lands. Tribes continue to rely on and share in the management of these lands today. Please tread gently and treat these places with respect.
Results List
4203 HikesMaple Hollow Park
Olympic Peninsula > Kitsap Peninsula
With one to two miles of nice forest and beach hiking, this park features easy trails for morning jaunts, afternoon excursions, and evening strolls.
Lower Pete's Creek
Olympic Peninsula > Pacific Coast
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Length
- 2.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,500 feet
The Lower Pete's Creek trail starts on the same side of the road as the parking area and privy. The Pete’s Creek trail to Colonel Bob is on the opposite side of the road, just behind the “Pete’s Creek Trail” sign. They’re easy to tell apart because Lower Pete's Creek starts flat, and the Pete's Creek trail to Colonel Bob begins climbing right away.
Living Legacy Interpretive Trail
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Length
- 1.5 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 125 feet
Visitors to the Hamma Hamma Campground will attest to the delightful Living Legacy Interpretive Trail. The 1.5 mile trail tells the story of the Civilian Conservation Corps through interpretive signs and photographs along the way.
Lightning Peak
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Length
- 8.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 4,100 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,654 feet
Lightning Peak is a Class 3 and involves exposed scrambling. Gear and experience recommended.
Lena Lake - Valley of Silent Men Snowshoe
Olympic Peninsula
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Length
- 10.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,000 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,800 feet
A quiet hike through a still old-growth forested gully near Lena Lake.
Lake James
Mount Rainier Area > NW - Carbon River/Mowich
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Length
- 22.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,450 feet
The way to Lake James offers a myriad of experiences, from deep rainforest to the high country of Mount Rainier National Park. Undertake an ambitious dayhike, or be more leisurely about it and make it a backpacking trip.
Lake Aldwell Overlook Trail
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
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Length
- 1.4 miles of trails
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Elevation Gain
- 50 feet
With the Elwha Dam gone and the landscape re-sculpted to approximate historic contours, the gravel access road to Elwha Dam has opened to non-motorized travel. There's also a very short trail leaving from the parking area to two observation areas.
Klapatche Park
Mount Rainier Area > NW - Carbon River/Mowich
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Length
- 21.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,300 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,000 feet
The Wonderland Trail has been described as magical, hiking through a wispy-clouded August sky to the many glaciers, river valleys and high alpine meadows all while traveling through the through Rainier's backcountry. Klapatche Park will give you a chance to experience the Wonderland Trail with only 21 miles of hiking.
Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve
Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
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Length
- 9.0 miles of trails
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Elevation Gain
- 420 feet
Home to a small trail system and made accessible thanks to Taylor Shellfish and Green Diamond, in partnership with a local nonprofit and Department of Natural Resources, Kennedy Creek is a nice walk where, in fall, you can experience spawning salmon up close.
Illahee State Park
Olympic Peninsula > Kitsap Peninsula
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Length
- 0.5 miles of trails
Find this tiny gem of a state park on the Kitsap Peninsula, tucked between Bainbridge Island and Bremerton. Vistors here will find prime beachside meandering and a relaxing atmosphere, enhanced by the dense forest typical of land in the Puget Sound area.
Hope Island Marine State Park
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Length
- 3.5 miles of trails
This isolated little island in south Puget Sound attracts boaters to explore it's short shoreline and hiking trail.
Hilburn Preserve
Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
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Length
- 2.0 miles of trails
Meandering along Goldsborough Creek through 9.4 acre Hilburn Preserve, the trail follows the water from clay cliffs to muddy banks. The river’s edge is lined with rows of bare white alder trunks in the winter or bright green foliage in the summer, and the surrounding forest is made up of a mixture of coniferous and deciduous trees, a range of fern species, and epiphytes blending from one type to the next.
Green Mountain - Davis Trail
Olympic Peninsula > Kitsap Peninsula
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Length
- 4.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 120 feet
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Highest Point
- 800 feet
This trails is a relatively flat path paralleling Gold Creek in the Green Mountain State Forest, a dynamic working forest that is certainly a land of many uses. The trails are open to hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders.
Foothills Trails
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
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Length
- 11.0 miles of trails
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Elevation Gain
- 370 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,120 feet
The Foothills Trail System sits just south of Port Angeles and west of Hurricane Ridge Road. This patch of DNR land is a working forest interlaced with an 11-mile trail system that is open to hikers, mountain bikers, horseback riders and off road vehicles.
Evergreen State College - Organic Farm Trail
Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
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Length
- 0.8 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 60 feet
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Highest Point
- 230 feet
This trail at the Evergreen State College leads to the college’s organic farm. Take a short hike through the forest to the small-scale organic farm.
Ericson's Bay
Olympic Peninsula > Pacific Coast
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Length
- 11.5 miles, roundtrip
The trail to Ericson's Bay is primitive and no longer maintained by Olympic National Park.
East Wing Trail
Olympic Peninsula > Kitsap Peninsula
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Length
- 2.0 miles, roundtrip
Open to both hikers and mountain bikers, this trail connects Gateway Park to the east end of the nearby 360 Trails park. Walk beneath the shade of the towering green trees that line the trail.
Eagle and Chutla Peaks Trail Snowshoe
Mount Rainier Area
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Length
- 7.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,900 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,600 feet
A snowshoe outside of Longmire at Mount Rainer.
Deer Ridge
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Length
- 9.8 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,800 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,350 feet
Hike through a tunnel of rhododendron blooms and second-growth forest to views of the Olympic Peninsula interior and a carpet of wildflowers. Hike this route in the early summer and you may be lucky enough to see Deer Park with no cars, since the road to Deer Park often doesn't open until late in the season.
Cub Peak
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Length
- 7.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,990 feet
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Highest Point
- 4,755 feet
An unofficially named, seldom-visited peak above Wagonwheel Lake on the border of Olympic National Park.
Crow Lake Way
Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410
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Length
- 12.4 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 3,340 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,850 feet
Are you looking for an early summer, dry-side, flowered workout? The eastern third of this trail is for you, with its many flowers and increasing views over the American River valley. Just be ready for the stark nature of the fire ravaged forest.
Copper Mountain
Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal
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Length
- 5.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 4,400 feet
A scramble over snow and rock under the summit of Copper Mountain. If you're attempting this in winter, be careful of cornices. Climbing experience and equipment required.
Capitol State Forest - Porter Trail
Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
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Length
- 26.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 400 feet
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Highest Point
- 2,050 feet
The Capitol State Forest – Porter Trail is 13 miles long, so you can take a long hike through the forest or turn around whenever you please. Along the way, you will find wetlands, railroad grades, native plants and even a lovely view of the Chehalis River Valley.
Capitol State Forest - McKenny Trail
Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
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Length
- 13.8 miles, (type not yet set)
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Elevation Gain
- 2,565 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,207 feet
The McKenny Trail is a long route in Capitol State Forest that connects the Margaret McKenny Campground and Trailhead to the east with the Fall Creel Trailhead to the west.
Bullion Basin Snowshoe
Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410
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Length
- 4.5 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 1,500 feet
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Highest Point
- 5,800 feet
Blue Mountain - Deer Park Snowshoe
Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
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Length
- 14.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 2,500 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,000 feet
Deer Park is rarely accessible by vehicle in the winter. Hikers will likely have to undertake a long road walk to access Deer Park and Blue Mountain.
Basin Lake
Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410
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Length
- 2.5 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 580 feet
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Highest Point
- 6,480 feet
The Basin Lake Trail is located just east of the Crystal Mountain Ski Resort in the Norse Peak Wilderness. This is a little-used trail, which traverses some steep sections with eroding gullies where hikers may get queasy depending on their comfort level with exposure.
Yauger Park
Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
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Length
- 1.0 miles, roundtrip
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Elevation Gain
- 37 feet
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Highest Point
- 159 feet
This loop around a green park is perfect for a quick nature walk right in the city.
Capitol State Forest - Waddell Basin West
Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
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Length
- 9.22 miles, one-way
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Elevation Gain
- 1,390 feet
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Highest Point
- 1,035 feet
A motorized trail in Capitol State Forest.
Twin Harbors State Park
Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
Twin Harbors State park offers miles and miles of beach roaming whether you're searching for treasure, looking for life birds, or simply hunting for clams and other sea critters.