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South Fork Hoh Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Washington

South Fork Hoh Trail

Forks, Washington

8.1 mi

Distance

2,461 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for South Fork Hoh Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:235 ft
Max:288 ft
Gain:750 ft
Loss:750 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 235 ft and 288 ft across 8.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.235 ft253 ft270 ft288 ft0.0 mi2.0 mi4.1 mi6.1 mi8.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi272 ft
High point0.9 mi288 ft
End8.1 mi272 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Forks, WA · about 22 mi away
County:
Jefferson County, WA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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