Little Quilcene Trail #835 & Mount Townsend Trail #839

8.1 mi · ▲ 3,201 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Little Quilcene Trail #835 & Mount Townsend Trail #839 is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Blyn, WA. It climbs 3,201 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,311 – 5,276 ft · steepest grade: 33%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Quilcene Trail #835 47.88674, -123.04182
Nearest town Blyn, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)

Directions

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Little Quilcene Trail #835 & Mount Townsend Trail #839

8.1 mi · ▲ 3,201 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 3,311–5,277 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Little Quilcene Trail #835 · 47.88674, -123.04182

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 52°F / low 37° · precip 14% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Quilcene Trail #835, heading NW.
  2. 2 miBear right onto Mount Townsend Trail #839, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Little Quilcene Trail #835, heading NW.
  4. 2.1 miReach Little Quilcene Trail #835, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.1 miBear right onto Mount Townsend Trail #839, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Little Quilcene Trail #835, heading SE.
  7. 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

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 52°F37°
Feels like42°Precip14%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity68%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
55°35°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:49 PM
Sat 53°42° 28%
Sun 58°41°
Mon 57°42°
Tue 59°42°
Wed 65°46°
Thu 54°45°

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead