NE DESTINATIONS - ELK MOUNTAIN PRIMITIVE TRAIL...1.3 MILESDIRECTIONS TO : OBSTRUCTION POINT TRAILHEAD NEAREST CAMPGROUND: Heart O' the Hills (5 miles from Port Angeles) RANGER STATION : Toilets (Ranger station, permit registration, pay phone and water located at start of Hurricane Ridge Road - at WIC).
IF STORM - USE THIS TRAIL NOT OBSTRUCTION POINT
....Today, we will hike to the broad summit of Elk Mountain, where we will be rewarded with colorful blossoms of phlox and dwarf lupine, and grandstand views of the Olympic Mountains, including the highest peak, Mount Olympus. From the summit we will descend through rolling tundra and a pine forest at Deer Park. |