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Access to Buckhorn Wilderness and Marmot Pass or a way out from the Upper Dungeness Trail and Tubal Cain River Trail.


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Map Key

5.4

Miles

8.7

KM

69%

Runnable

5,959' 1,816 m

High

2,495' 760 m

Low

3,464' 1,056 m

Up

0' 0 m

Down

12%

Avg Grade (7°)

29%

Max Grade (16°)

Dogs Off-leash

Features Commonly Backpacked · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers

Need to Know

Lots of trailhead parking. Composting toilet. Getting to the trailhead requires some navigation but various maps apps, when in service, should provide correct directions.

Runner Notes

A tough out-and-back option but doable.

Description

There is lots of trailhead parking for this one, with access to the Lower Big Quilcene, which is a more popular mountain biking trail. The road itself continues down a bend and across a bridge to a dead-end.

If you're heading west from the trailhead, expect to go up and vice versa. Though tough at times, this one gets you to a couple nice but popular dispersed campgrounds (Shelter Rock in the forest by the river, Camp Mystery up in the meadow before Marmot Pass), beautiful Marmot Pass, and numerous backpacking options further in every direction.

This trail, by itself, makes for a solid day hike or good overnight option.

Contacts

Shared By:

Zander Göpfert with improvements by Amy Schmitz

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#317

in Washington

#7,467

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Junction of Tubal Cain, Upper Big Quilcene, and Upper Dungeness aka Marmot Pass.
Oct 15, 2019 near Quilcene, WA

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