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The Dosewallips River Road is the gateway to the eastern Olympic Mountains and it penetrates one of the deepest canyons in Olympic National Park. Now closed to vehicles, the old road bed allows hikers to explore true wilderness at a gentle grade. Backpackers, peak baggers, and horseback riders take advantage of the easy access to the trails beyond the road's end.
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- West Fork Dosewallips River
Then turn west onto the Dosewallips Road and drive 9.2 miles...
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Sep 5, 2021 · Dosewallips River Road. — Sunday, Sep. 5, 2021. What a great spot for shoulder season camping, and an easy drive from Tacoma! We stayed one night at the Dosewallips campground 6.5 miles into the old Dosewallips River Road. There weren't too many cars parked at the end of the road on Labor Day Sunday, so parking was easy.
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Dosewallips River Road Trail. Enjoy this 12.6-mile out-and-back trail near Brinnon, Washington. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 5 h 32 min to complete. This is a popular trail for camping, hiking, and running, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The best times to visit this trail ...
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- Brinnon, Washington, United States
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Head east on the Dosewallips River Road from US-101. It's ~9 miles to the trailhead where the road is washed out (600 ft).
Dosewallips Camp
Hike east along the river on the abandoned Dosewalips Road. Staring at 500 ft, the road is nearly flat for the first couple miles and then gradually climbs to 1,700 feet at the Dosewallips Camp 6.5 mi from the trailhead. From the camp, there is the 1.1 mi, 100 ft elevation gain Dosewallips Terrace Nature Trail.
Sunnybrook Meadows & Constance Pass
Hike east along the river on the abandoned Dosewalips Road. Staring at 500 ft, the road is nearly flat for the first couple miles and then gradually climbs to 1,700 feet at the Dosewallips Camp 6.5 mi from the trailhead. Continue 1.4 miles to Dose Forks. Do not cross the river but instead continue upriver on the main trail, along the North Fork Dosewallips River. Hike another mile and turn left onto the Constance Trail. The trail climbs 4.6 miles to the pass with camps in Sunnybrook Meadows ~...
Diamond Meadows & Diamond Mountain
The route travels through low elevation forest to alpine terrain at the summit. Hike or bike of 6.5 miles and 1,900 feet of elevation gain to Dosewallips Camp and then hike 6.5 miles and 2,800 feet of elevation gain up the West Fork of the Dosewallips River to Diamond Meadows. The scramble to Diamond Mountain scramble is 4.2 miles round trip with 4,100 feet of elevation gain. The route is through steep forested slopes and open talus slopes at the summit.
This is great as both a day hike for any portion of the road/trail or as an easy weekend backpacking or bikepacking trip.For those with extra energy, the nature trail loop at the camp is a nice addition.For those wanting a workout, the Lake Constance Trailhead is 5 miles from the road washout/trailhead at 1,400 ft. It's 2.2 miles one-way and 3,300 feet of elevation gain.The Land Manager for the trailhead is the National Forest Service. No parking permit is required, as the trailhead is just the blocked off road and there are no services available. The road/trail d...Dosewallips River Road – 13mi / 20.9km. Washouts have converted this old road to a walking and biking trail that climbs up to an impressive series of waterfalls on the Dosewallips River. After a few, short washouts, the trail settles on the level, old road near the Dosewallips River. You’ll come to the big washout that shut down the road to ...
The Dosewallips (pronounced “doh see WALL ips”) River is audible and occasionally visible through the trees on your left, and the top of 5,700-foot Mount Jupiter makes an appearance as well. In another 0.75 mile, the trail abruptly ends in a 300-foot-wide washout created when record floods destroyed the road in 2002.
