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Badger Valley Trail
Hiking trail · Olympic Peninsula · Nearest town: Port Angeles, 14 mi / 22.5 km away
Photo: Ron Clausen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
8.1 mi13 kmRound trip
≈2,772 ft≈845 mElevation gain
6,024 ft1,836 mHigh point
4 hr 56 minEstimated time
Moderate4 mi / 6.5 km one way. Length and elevation gain are calculated from map data, so they're approximate.
Pass: National park entry (based on the land the trailhead is on)
Trailhead: Obstruction Point Trailhead
Off Obstruction Point Road, near Port Angeles, WA
Coordinates: 47.91835, -123.38223
Directions
Overview
Badger Valley Trail is a round-trip hike of 8.1 mi / 13 km near Port Angeles, WA. Expect about 2,772 ft / 845 m of elevation gain, with a high point of 6,024 ft / 1,836 m. Difficulty: Moderate. At an average pace, plan on about 4 hr 56 min. High-elevation trail, usually snow-free from mid-July into October. Before then, expect snow and possible avalanche danger.
Elevation profile
Along the route: low 4,045 ft / 1,233 m · high 5,955 ft / 1,815 m
Nearby
- Elk Mountain TrailHiking trail · less than 0.1 mi / 0.1 km
- Obstruction PeakPeak · 0.3 mi / 0.4 km
- Grand Pass - Lillian Ridge LoopHiking trail · 1.4 mi / 2.3 km
- Eagle Point TrailHiking trail · 1.6 mi / 2.6 km
- Eagle PointPeak · 1.9 mi / 3.1 km
- Grand LakeLake · 2.6 mi / 4.2 km
- PJ Lake TrailHiking trail · 2.8 mi / 4.4 km
- Grand Pass TrailHiking trail · 3.1 mi / 5 km
Sources
- Route and map: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles.
- Official trail listing: National Park Service.
- Pass: based on the protected area that contains the trailhead.