High Divide - Seven Lakes Basin Loop (Overnight)
Details
This event requires permits to attend. The cost of each permit is $10. Please reimburse me before you are moved to the "going" list. Please read the entire description for details.
Join me for a backpacking adventure to Hoh Lake Campground in Olympic National Park. I have obtained 3 camping permits so far, but I can increase the number to 6. I can take two additional people in my car, but to accommodate more passengers, we will need more drivers. Drivers will get priority.
Carpool is self-organized on WhatsApp.
- Drivers - state how many you can take, from which location, at what time, and the reimbursement amount.
- Riders - confirm arrangements with drivers
This is a group trip, not a guided tour. You’re responsible for your own safety, preparedness, and honest self-assessment of fitness.
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The plan is to hike the loop counterclockwise and stay overnight at the Hoh Lake campsite.
Day 1:
Take the 7:10 AM Edmonds Ferry to Kingston and drive to Sol Duc trailhead (Coordinates: 47.9506, -123.8152). Total distance is about 112 miles.
We should get to the trailhead at 11:00 AM and start hiking at 11:30 AM.
Hike 9 miles with 4K elevation gain at an average speed of 1.8 mph.
Take a 10-minute break every hour and a 30-minute lunch break at Deer Lake (1:15-1:45 PM).
Arrive at campsite by 5 PM.
Camp out at Hoh Lake campsite (47.89753, -123.78850).
Day 2:
Leave the campsite by 9 AM and hike 11 miles with 2K elevation gain at an average speed of 3 mph.
Take a 30-minute break at Heart Lake.
Arrive back at the trailhead by 2 PM.
Drive back to Kingston and take the ferry to Edmonds.
Catch the 5:30 PM or the 6:10 PM Ferry.
Back at Edmonds P&R at 7 PM.
Map: Caltopo, WTA
Weather: NWS
What to bring:
- 10 Essentials - Ten Essentials (U.S. National Park Service)
- stove, fuel, pots, and utensils
- mix of dehydrated food and no-cook items
- bear canister
- bear spray
- micro spikes
- hiking poles
- change of clothes
- hygiene products (bug spray, sunscreen, toothpaste, toilet paper, plastic bags to carry waste out, etc.)
- plastic bags to put hiking boots in after the trip
Drivers need an America the Beautiful Pass or a Standard Park Pass.
Costs:
Costs should be shared equally.
Current ferry prices from Edmonds to Kingston are:
*Vehicle cost $27
*Each passenger cost $11.35
From Kingston to Edmonds, the vehicle cost is $27, and there is no passenger cost.
The round-trip driving distance is about 224 miles. Due to higher gas prices, the recommended rate is $50 per person for 3 people in one car, but it is up to each driver to determine.
I have paid $6 for the reservation and $8 for each permit. So, each person has to reimburse me $10 within 12 hours of signing up.
At current rates, the total estimated cost per person for this trip is $90.
Refund of permit fees:
If you cancel after August 10, you may not receive a refund for the permit fee.
Signing up and being on the "waitlist" is not enough to attend this event. As stated above, I expect a reimbursement for the permit portion within 12 hours of signing up.
- Send me a message on Meetup with your Venmo account.
- I will send you a Venmo request.
- Reimburse me within 12 hours.
- I will move you to the "going list."