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Hot Springs »
Area to discuss hot springs Apr 30, 2005 06:51 AM
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Message: A couple years ago I hiked up to the Olympic Hot Springs. It's a pretty easy hike, with quite a bit of it actually on an old road. There were a handful of hotsprings, differing in size based on how well people had built them up in the past. We actually did some more extensive hiking following our night at the hot springs. Our Itinerary: Friday evening: Hike up to hot springs, spend evening relaxing in springs (note: be sure to remove any jewelry before going into springs, the sulfer will make the jewelry ugly very fast) then spend the night in the camp area up above. Saturday: Hike up to to Three Horse Lake, then Blue Lake. This hike is partially on trail (to Three Horse Lake I believe), partially back country (from Three Horse to Blue). This hike wouldn't be for beginners. Saturday night spend the evening at Blue Lake. Sunday: Hike up over Mt. Appleton (back country) then catch trail linking Sol Duc Hot Springs to Olympic Hot Springs and follow trail back to car past the Olympic Hot Springs. My brother and I did the hike. It is definately not for beginners, but is a great hike. Some friends of my brother did the hike in 1 day, but took slightly different approach. You can actually climb Mt. Appleton on the north side, then go down the east side and catch the trail from there. My brother and I (mostly I) are not much into climbing so we took an easier route (although longer). We climbed over Mt. Appleton on the north side, then down into the "valley" on the southwest side, then climbed a ridge to the west of Mt. Appleton and then caught the trail well to the west of Appleton Pass. If you're interested learning more, I have posted a photo of the map with a rough estimate of our path, and the alternative. The blue line is our path, the pink line shows the possible shotcut. The red circle (blob) are the campsites. The file is at: http://www.brianfeller.com/pics/olympichotsprings.jpg The map used for example is from is from here: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parks/olym/ppMaps/OLYMmap1%2Epdf If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email (hiking@brianfeller.com). Also, if you're interested in some longer hikes, I've done a couple in the 50 mile ballpark (I believe both are under, but with side treks can make them 50 if you wanted) and I can provide some details. Brian |
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