Trailhead #800 Jefferson Pass Traditional Geocache
Trailhead #800 Jefferson Pass
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Currently you will need a high clearance vehicle to reach this cache and trailhead unless you want to walk for the last half mile or so.
Drivers with high clearance vehicles and nerves of steel can drive to within 50 feet of the cache. I don't have nerves of steel but I drove to the trailhead anyway
I've never hiked this trail but I plan on making it my next hike. I see a lot of nice old growth along the trail. First to find prize is a bunch of ripe blueberries. No they are not in the cache, they are on the bushes near the cache.
If you are a climber you can summit Mount Washington from this trail.
ACCESS: Travel US Highway 101 to
Hoodsport. Turn onto SR 119 and travel 9.0
miles to the junction with FS Road #24. Turn
right and go 1.6 miles, turn onto FS Road #2419
(Mt. Ellinor Rd.) Travel 7 miles to trailhead.
FACILITIES: There is a small area for parking
right before the trailhead. There is no toilet or
potable water.
SETTING: The broad smooth path climbs at a
gentle grade through mature fir and hemlock
forest. The elevation is comparatively high, yet
the firs are 3 feet or more in diameter, with an
open understory.
TRAIL INFORMATION: After several long
traverses, the trail crosses a level saddle. A pile
of logs blocking the way, marks the end of the
maintained trail. This trail is maintained annually
and generally is in good condition to the saddle.
An abandoned trail drops from the saddle into
the Jefferson Creek drainage. Note: Travel
further up the mountain, beyond the end of the
maintained trail, is a Class 4 climbing route.
RECREATION OPPORTUNITY GUIDE
Olympic National Forest
(visit link)
Recommended Season
PASS NOT REQUIRED: A Northwest Forest
Pass is NOT REQUIRED at this trailhead.
A day hiker enjoys a walk through a high elevation
forest along the Jefferson Pass Trail #800.
Additional Hints
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