2026-06-20 - La Crosse Lollipop from Dosewallips
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- 58 miles (including side trips to Anderson Moraine and La Crosse Basin)
- 13,000ft elevation gain
- Area: Olympic National Park
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I wanted to max out on the longest day and started at 3am from Dosewallips. There were a lot of cars there — I didn't realize this area was so popular. I suppose it's because the trail is actually maintained well.
Trail conditions:
- Dosewallips Trail and West Fork Dosewallips are in outstanding condition. It took about 5 hours to reach Anderson Moraine.
- O'Neil Pass trail is a bit overgrown with poor tread, mostly on the lower half — it requires continuous focus, which made it slightly less relaxing than I'd like. I ran into a big black bear on the trail and had to wait a while until it moved down the mountain.
- O'Neil Pass down to Marmot Lake is in good condition.
- Duckabush River Trail is very overgrown, chest-high in places. People are starting to push through it though, so you can vaguely see where the brush has been damaged.
- La Crosse Pass trail up from Duckabush has some blowdowns, but the trail is pretty decent — better than O'Neil Pass.
- La Crosse Pass down to Dosewallips is essentially snow-free and in fair condition.
Route
A lollipop loop out of the Dosewallips trailhead: up the Dosewallips and West Fork Dosewallips (with a side trip to Anderson Moraine), over O'Neil Pass, down past Marmot Lake, out the Duckabush River Trail, up and over La Crosse Pass (with a side trip into La Crosse Basin), and back down to Dosewallips.
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