High Divide Loop from Sol Duc
High Divide Loop from Sol Duc
28.4km
Total Distance
1,356m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
A 28.4 km loop with about 1,360 m of climbing in Olympic National Park from the Sol Duc trailhead, past Sol Duc Falls and Deer Lake, along the High Divide above the Seven Lakes Basin with views of Mount Olympus, then past Heart Lake and down the Sol Duc River. Strong hikers do it in one long day; most take two days with a night at a wilderness camp such as Heart Lake, Lunch Lake or Deer Lake, which needs a wilderness permit.
Route Map
Along the trail
- 1Canyon Creek Shelter · 1.2kmShelter
- 2Viewpoint · 11km
- 3Viewpoint · 13km
- 4Sol Duc Park Shelter · 17kmShelter
- 5Sol Duc Falls · 27kmViewpoint
- Parking
- 109m from the start
- Path grade (SAC)
- T1
- Surface
- natural ground 75%, paved 14%, gravel 10%
- Marked route
- Pacific Northwest Trail 03 Washington, High Divide Traverse
Nearby trails
View all →Difficulty
4/5 · Difficult- Experience with long mountain hikes
- Bring enough water - check sources along the route

