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Washington
Barnes Creek Trail
3.5 mi
Distance
4,133 ft
Gain
2h 32m
Time
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Inside Olympic National Park
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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Barnes Creek Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,133 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,133 ft
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About this trail
Barnes Creek Trail is a 3.45-mile out-and-back hike in Washington with 2,753 feet of elevation gain. The trail descends 1,380 feet on the return trip.
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