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Spruce Nature Trail

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 4.3 (19)
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  2. WA
  3. …Olympic Peninsula
  4. Olympic National Park
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“One of the Hoh Visitor Center's easy interpretive trails. ”

Brian Smith
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1.2

Miles

1.9

KM

Point to Point

725' 221 m

High

642' 196 m

Low

135' 41 m

Up

115' 35 m

Down

4%

Avg Grade (2°)

13%

Max Grade (7°)

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Features Birding · River/Creek · Wildlife

Family Friendly This trail's manageable distance, gentle grades, and stunning scenery make it a wonderful option for families with children.

Description

This short loop, similar to the Hall of Mosses Trail, offers a quick path through the lush Hoh rainforest. The Spruce Nature Trail sees slightly less elevation change over a longer distance than the Hall of Mosses Trail, making it an easier alternative.

Flora & Fauna

Mild winters, cool summers and up to 12 feet of annual precipitation produce the giant conifers that dominate this rain forest, one of the most spectacular examples of temperate rain forest in the world.

Big-leaf maple and vine maple host an abundance of epiphytes (plants growing upon other plants) that give the rain forest its characteristic look and ethereal quality. A plethora of mosses, ferns and plants compete for space on the forest floor; grazing elk keep the understory open. Dead and downed trees decay slowly and support new life. The eternal cycle of life and death is strikingly apparent in this magnificent forest community.

Contacts

Land Manager: National Park Service - Olympic National Park

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Trail Ratings

  4.3 from 19 votes

#11

in Olympic National Park

#727

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  4.3 from 19 votes
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Trail Rankings

#11

in Olympic National Park

#48

in Washington

#727

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Photos

View from the trail.
Jun 13, 2023 near Forks, WA
Hanging mosses in the Hoh
May 17, 2019 near Forks, WA
Beautiful day on the trail.
Apr 13, 2019 near Forks, WA
Hoh Rainforest Loop
Jul 15, 2019 near Forks, WA
Hoh River Trail in Olympic National Park, Washington.
Dec 16, 2016 near Forks, WA
Squirrel in the Hoh Rainforest.
Sep 18, 2016 near Forks, WA

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Aug 31, 2023
Karen McWee
Jul 4, 2023
David Fulmer
Jun 13, 2023
Stewart Carnes
Jun 8, 2023
Randy Turner
Apr 12, 2023
Joshua Paul
Wonderful easygoing trail 1.2mi — 0h 40m
Oct 1, 2022
Travis Allen
Aug 1, 2022
Michael Hess
Aug 1, 2022
Lena Hess

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