We choose to hike to Marmot Pass along the Big Quilcene Trail in the Olympic National Forest.
The trailhead is about 16 miles off of Hwy 101 near Quilcene.
Hiked for 11 miles with a 3500 ft elevation gain.
The trail follows the Big Quilcene River for 2.5 miles through the forest.
We enjoyed eating wild blueberries and huckleberries along the way.
There were lots of wildflowers in bloom.
There is a large unnamed falls about 1.5 miles along the trail.
When the trail leaves the river, it starts to climb more steeply.
Part of the trail goes through the subalpine forest.
After another mile, the trail opens up into meadow fields, Iron Mtn in the background
As we neared Marmot Pass we saw several marmots.
We reached pass where one could continue to hike
to the Upper Dungeness Trail or The Tubal Cain Trail.
We decided to go up on the nearby ridge to eat lunch and enjoy the views.
The ridge line to the south
To the west lay more Olympic Mtns. Between the far two mountain ridgelines, lies Royal Basin where we hiked a couple of weeks before.
Looking down the pass to the west where we hiked up,
we took the same trail back on our return.
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