Taylor Mountain Forest

Holder Creek Trail–Holder Ridge Trail Loop, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Holder Creek Trail–Holder Ridge Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 6-mile loop in Taylor Mountain Forest near Hobart, WA. It climbs 1,064 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 1,388 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Road A 47.43282, -121.97062
Nearest town Hobart, WA

Directions

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Holder Creek Trail–Holder Ridge Trail Loop, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 527–1,389 ft

Loop · Taylor Mountain Forest

Trailhead: Road A · 47.43282, -121.97062

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Road A, heading E.
  2. 1 miBear left onto Holder Knob Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Road A, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Sherwood Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Hermit, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Road H, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Road A, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Road I, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Holder Creek Trail, heading W.
  14. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Holder Ridge Trail, heading W.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

47% gravel43% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 84°59°
Wed 90°61°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 83°52°
Sat 82°51°
Sun 83°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 8:04 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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