Mount Walker-Olympics East
Looking for a quick, but intense hard workout? Look no farther than Mt. Walker in Olympic National Forest. I wanted to test out my endurance on this hike, and it did just that. You gain 1,000 feet per mile and the entire trail is at about a 20% grade. For those of you who are not avid hikers, I do not know if I would recommend this hike to start. There are no real breaks in the incline, but it is a pretty peaceful hike and I would like to do it again in the spring when all the flowers along the trail are blooming.
During the off season, you do have to walk past the gate, but the trailhead is only about 5 minutes away. Getting to the top is rewarding, although there was a bit of fog coverage when I made it to the top, I could still see the end of the Hood Canal, Olympics, and some of the Cascades peaking out. It only took about 2 hours to get up and back.
Great little training hike to test your endurance.
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