Lake Cushman–North Fork Skokomish River, 5 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Hoodsport, WA. The route passes Lake Cushman and North Fork Skokomish River. It climbs 1,185 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi742 – 1,795 ft · steepest grade: 32%9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Staircase Ridge Road North 47.50165, -123.32039
Nearest town Hoodsport, WA
Directions
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Lake Cushman–North Fork Skokomish River, 5 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 741–1,794 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Staircase Ridge Road North · 47.50165, -123.32039
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Staircase Ridge Road North, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Cushman.
- 0.5 miPass North Fork Skokomish River.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shady Lane Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Four Stream Trail, heading NW.
- 2.7 miReach Lake Cushman, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miBear right onto Staircase Rapids Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Shady Lane Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
22% dirt78% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:45 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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