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Deer Lake Trail
Hiking trail · Olympic Peninsula · Nearest town: Port Angeles, 21.8 mi / 35.1 km away
Photo: Kimon Berlin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source
5.3 mi8.6 kmRound trip
≈1,903 ft≈580 mElevation gain
3,576 ft1,090 mHigh point
3 hr 24 minEstimated time
Moderate2.7 mi / 4.3 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: Sol Duc Trailhead
Off Sol Duc Hot Springs Road, near Forks, WA
Coordinates: 47.95487, -123.83487
Directions
Overview
Deer Lake Trail is a round-trip hike of 5.3 mi / 8.6 km near Port Angeles, WA. Expect about 1,903 ft / 580 m of elevation gain, with a high point of 3,576 ft / 1,090 m. Difficulty: Moderate. At an average pace, plan on about 3 hr 24 min. Upper sections can be snowy from November through May.
Elevation profile
Along the route: low 1,939 ft / 591 m · high 3,547 ft / 1,081 m
Nearby
- High Divide TraverseHiking trail · less than 0.1 mi / 0.1 km
- Sol Duc Falls Nature TrailHiking trail · less than 0.1 mi / 0.1 km
- Lover's Lane TrailHiking trail · less than 0.1 mi / 0.1 km
- Lover's Lane FallsWaterfall · 0.5 mi / 0.7 km
- Sol Duc FallsWaterfall · 0.7 mi / 1.2 km
- B Loop TrailHiking trail · 1.7 mi / 2.7 km
- Mink Lake TrailHiking trail · 1.8 mi / 2.8 km
- Blackwood LakeLake · 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.