Marmot Pass–Big Quilcene Trail #833, 3 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 4,590 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Marmot Pass–Big Quilcene Trail #833, 3 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Buckhorn Wilderness near Quilcene, WA. The route reaches Marmot Pass. It climbs 4,590 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Marmot Pass–Big Quilcene Trail #833, 3 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 4,590 ft · 6 hr 56 min
Elevation 2,457–5,973 ft
Out & Back · Buckhorn Wilderness
Trailhead: Upper Big Quilcene Trailhead Road · 47.82782, -123.04178
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 46° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:46 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Big Quilcene Trail #833, heading W.
- 5.1 miContinue straight onto Dungeness Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Marmot Pass.
- 1.8 miReach Marmot Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Big Quilcene Trail #833, heading E.
- 5.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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