AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Olympic Discovery Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Olympic Discovery Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near R Corner, WA. It climbs 315 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 256 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.11006, -123.28372
Nearest town R Corner, WA
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Olympic Discovery Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 141–254 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 48.11006, -123.28372

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Olympic Discovery Trail, heading NW.
  4. 2.5 miTurn right onto North Bagley Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Olympic Discovery Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right onto North Bagley Creek Road, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Olympic Discovery Trail, heading E.
  11. 2.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/olympic-discovery-trail-out-back-13-km-69a0

Trail surface

78% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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