Colonel Bob Trail #851

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Features Birding · River/Creek · Views · Wildlife

The majority of this trail is too steep to run. If you attempt it, be sure to mechanically enhance your legs...

The Colonel Bob Trail gains over 4,200 feet in 7.2 miles to the summit of Colonel Bob Peak. The Mulkey Trail Shelter is reached in 4.0 miles. The junction with the Petes Creek Trail #858 is at 5.4 miles. The trail ends at the summit of Colonel Bob.

This trail provides excellent opportunity to view the Olympic temperate rain forest including old-growth stands of Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, western hemlock and western red cedar. The panoramic views of Olympic Mountains and Quinault Lake are spectacular, especially from the summit. There is limited camping space at Mulkey Shelter and Moonshine Flats.

Old-growth stands of Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, western hemlock and western red cedar.