Mount Walker
Olympic Peninsula
As of July 25, 2026, Mount Walker's trail is in excellent condition with no reported obstacles or snow. A double blowdown at approximately 0.25 miles is easily stepped over, and was even cleared by a helpful hiker on July 25th. Parking is generally not an issue. While rhododendrons were blooming heavily in late May and early June, they are now mostly finished, with only a few flowers remaining. Be aware that the summit can be buggy at dusk. The viewpoints are accessible by car, but the hike offers excellent conditioning with significant elevation gain.
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I was headed this way anyway, so I took along my trusty battery-powered chainsaw and cleared the double blowdown at 0.25 miles. :-)
The trail is in good shape. There is a double blowdown about 1/4 mile from the trailhead, but it's a true step-over.Bugs were annoying at the summit, but it was dusk, after all. A squadron of dragonfl...
Trail in good shape. Rhodedendrons are basically done blooming.
Started the hike around 12:30 PM. The first 2 miles are a steady, relentless climb with about 2,000 ft of elevation gain. After those 2 miles, you reach the North Viewpoint. It definitely makes you wo...
Did Mount Walker yesterday with our dog, carrying our 20 month old. Quite the quad killer! Still some rhododendrons blooming.
Clear trail. Great workout. A few rhodies blooming still
Our high-energy, short-attention-span four-year-old tends to get bored and whiny on flat, straight parts of trails… which meant that this was the perfect trail for her! No straight flat parts at all, ...
Got to the Trailhead at 11:30am on Easter Sunday, there were still a few spots left. Beautiful views at the top and the trail was in great shape - looks like the tree across the trail has been cleared...
What a fantastic trail! My wife described it as “relentless” as we climbed up. My Apple Watch had the distance at 5.67 miles round trip to the north viewpoint with 1,980 ft of gain, so I’m not 100% su...
Mt Walker trail is in excellent shape - no snow, no mud and clear except for on tree down across the trail about 1/4 mile from the trailhead but is very easy to step over. Quite a sunny day and at th...
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