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Lover's Lane Loop

Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast
47.9622, -123.8499 Map & Directions
Length
5.8 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain
480 feet
Highest Point
2,000 feet
Calculated Difficulty About Calculated Difficulty
Moderate

The road to the trailhead is closed due to water line repairs.

  • Established campsites
  • Waterfalls
  • Old growth
  • Good for kids
  • Dogs not allowed
  • Fall foliage
  • Rivers

Parking Pass/Entry Fee

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The Lover's Lane trail follows the Sol Duc river upstream, connecting Sol Duc campground, Sol Duc Falls and the resort. Continue reading

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Hiking Lover's Lane Loop

The Lover's Lane trail follows the Sol Duc river upstream, connecting Sol Duc campground, Sol Duc Falls and the resort.

The first tree-lined mile is easy and beautiful, but However,as you proceed upstream, the trail gets a steeper, moving away from the river into a beautiful virgin forest of towering Douglas-firs, hemlocks, and a few Sitka spruce.

It continues to climb steeply to Sol Duc falls, visible from a bridge in an impressively lush canyon. Crossed the bridge, stop for some photos, and return to camp or the trailhead via a trail on the other side of the river for a nearly 6-mile loop hike.

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Lover's Lane Loop

Map & Directions

Trailhead
Co-ordinates: 47.9622, -123.8499 Open in Google Maps

Before You Go

The road to the trailhead is closed due to water line repairs.

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Parking Pass/Entry Fee

National Park Pass

WTA Pro Tip: Save a copy of our directions before you leave! App-based driving directions aren't always accurate and data connections may be unreliable as you drive to the trailhead.

Getting There

From Port Angeles, travel west on Hwy 101 for 29 miles to Sol Duc Road. Turn left and continue for 14 miles, passing the hot springs, to the parking lot at the end of the road.

More Hike Details

Trailhead

Olympic Peninsula > Northern Coast

Lover's Lane Loop (#34)

Olympic National Park

Guidebooks & Maps

Olympic Mountains Trail Guide (Wood – The Mountaineers)

Day Hiking: Olympic Peninsula 2nd Ed. (Romano - Mountaineers Books)

Buy the Green Trails Seven Lakes Basin/Mt Olympus Climbing No. 133S map

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