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See all- Hoh River Trail in Olympic National Park to Blue Glacier Overlook and BackNeeds location$54.00
This is a 35-mile, 4-night / 4-day backpack trip (including travel time to/from the Portland area) from Hoh Rain Forest Center to Blue Glacier Overlook and back. The ascent from 600 ft to 5,100 ft elevation is split over three and a half days. See the link below for additional information.
Note of Caution: This is a difficult backpacking trip. Day 2 calls for an elevation gain of 3,381 feet and much of that gain is in just 3.0 miles. It is a hike for experienced backpackers in good physical condition. Distances and elevation gain for each day of the hike are presented in the table below.
Hoh River Trail to Blue Glacier trail description
https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2022-07-04.3674322613Details of the Itinerary
Day 1: July 27, 2024 Overnight at Five Mile Island Campground; 5.3 miles, 226 feet gain. Starting from Portland in the morning (8:00 AM), we will drive 260 miles from the Portland area to the Hoh Rain Forest Center on the west side of Olympic National Park. Then at 4 PM, we will start out from the Hoh Rain Forest Center parking area and backpack to the Five Mile Campground where we will camp overnight. This is a distance of 5.3 miles and has an elevation gain of only 226 feet.Day 2: July 28, 2024 Overnight at Elk Lake - 9.4 miles, 1,792 feet gain.
Day 3: July 29, 2024 Overnight at Glacier Meadows - 2.0 miles, 1,520 feet gain; 1.0 miles, 946 feet gain.During the first part of Day 3, we will hike the 2.0 miles from Elk Lake to Glacier Meadows. Then, we can pitch tents and hike 1.0 mile and ascend from 4,168 to 5,114 feet elevation to the overlook to view the Blue Glacier. Note: We will not be hiking out onto the glacier.
Day 4: July 30, 2024 Overnight at Five Mile Campground - Backpack 11.5 miles and descend 3,312 ft
Day Five: July 31, 2024 Return to PortlandIn the morning we will hike the 5.3 miles back to the Hoh Rain Forest Center. From there we will make the 6-hour drive back to Portland. If we break camp at 7:00 AM, we should arrive back in Portland by around 4:00 PM
Costs: This trip requires a wilderness permit, and I had to pay $34 for each of the four people on the permit. I estimate the costs for gas (split four ways) for the 520 mile trip will be about $20 each. Carpooling: Our group will have a total of four people, and we can all travel in my 4-door pickup. It is a small pickup (Ford Maverick), so it will not be too roomy. Bear Canister: Olympic National Park requires that each backpacker have a bear canister. I have a couple of extra bear canisters if anyone needs one.
Additional details are available upon request.