Trip Details:

• Price: $450 per hiker per day or $1,800 total per person

• Trip Duration: 4 days, 3 nights in Olympic National Park

• Mileage: 29.68 miles (total out/back)

• Elevation gain/loss: +2,755' feet / -751’ feet (one-way)

• Activity Rating (1-5): 2 - Moderate due to 25+ miles of backpacking and decent elevation gain or loss.

Trip Summary:

This backpacking trip along the Hoh River Trail immerses our group into stunning, ancient old-growth rain forests in the Hoh River Valley, the largest rain forest in the contiguous USA. The first 10 miles provide a gentle grade deep into the Olympic National Park backcountry. The next 5 miles feature steady, but manageable elevation gain near the subalpine at Elk Lake. For those looking for extra mileage and an adventure, our guides will lead an optional sunrise day hike (6 miles roundtrip) to the Blue Glacier morraine featuring a stunning view of Mount Olympus. Sitting at 7,980 feet, Mount Olympus is Olympic National Park’s tallest mountain and Blue Glacier as its largest glacier. After a packing up our basecamp, our group will decline back down into the river valley for a final night of backcountry camp and a gentle 10 mile exit day.

Trip Details:

• Price: $450 per hiker per day or $1,800 total per person

• Trip Duration: 4 days, 3 nights in Olympic National Park

• Mileage: 26.2 miles (total out/back)

• Elevation gain/loss: +5,223 feet / -6,540 feet

• Activity Rating (1-5): 3 - Challenging due to 26+ miles of backpacking and sharp elevation gain and loss.

Trip Summary:

The 26-mile through-hike from the Sol Duc into the Hoh Rain Forest, features some of the most sought-after interior views and solitude within Olympic National Park. Starting from the Sol Duc Trailhead, our group will begin the backpacking journey with a quick hike to Sol Duc Falls, then begin logging some mileage along the Sol Duc River. The second day is one of the trip highlights, as the group will ascend up into the Seven Lakes Basin and along the High Divide, before descending back down toward the Hoh River Valley. The day three descent into the Hoh River Valley will be hard on those knees, but the ice-cold, glacier-fed Hoh River will be the perfect ice bath for the final night of camping. A well-paced, flat, exit day hike will showcase the old-growth temperate rain forest of the Hoh River Trail.