Olympic National Park · Washington

AURORA RIDGE TRAIL

11 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,500 ft of climbing · 4,500 ft of descent · 1,252 ft–4,394 ft · native surface · trail class Developed, Minimally Developed · hiking, horse

3,429 ft 2,585 ft · 2.5 mi high 3,465 ft

Trailhead Aurora Ridge 1,242 ft Drive there

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.