About this route
A loop around Washington's Olympic Peninsula — temperate rainforest, glacier-capped mountains, wild Pacific beaches, and Victorian seaport towns, all within a few hours of Seattle.
Stops on this route
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Start
Seattle
Take the ferry from Seattle and leave the city behind.
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1
Port Townsend
Victorian seaport town — grand buildings, indie shops, Fort Worden.
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2
Hurricane Ridge
1,600 metres up — wildflower meadows and Olympic peaks in every direction.
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3
Lake Crescent
Deep, glacially carved, impossibly blue — one of the clearest lakes in the US.
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4
Hoh Rain Forest
The greenest place in America — moss-draped old-growth Sitka spruces.
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5
Ruby Beach
Sea stacks, driftwood, and the wild Pacific coast at its most dramatic.
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6
Lake Quinault
Rainforest lodge on a glacial lake — the quietest corner of the peninsula.
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End
Seattle
Full loop back to Seattle.
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