One of the perks of life in the Pacific North West is having access to large amounts of public land. Those of us who live here are incredibly fortunate to live in a place where the outdoors and public lands are respected by so many. One of the gems here in Washington State is the Washington Olympic Peninsula.

The Olympic Peninsula is the large arm of land in western Washington that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle, and contains Olympic National Park. Bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the east by Hood Canal. Visitors and explorers alike can experience a unique eco-system of glaciated peaks within the interior that have carpeted slopes of amazing rain forests that literally spill out on to Ocean coast. Among the places to visit is Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the contiguous United States, and Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point. Comprising about 3600 square miles, the Olympic Peninsula contained many of the last unexplored places in the Contiguous United States. It remained largely un-mapped until 1900. To this day, not a lot is published about its back country bounty… and that’s a good thing. It has long been rumored that there is a route for ADVRiders to circumnavigate around the Olympic National Park to taste remote roads, and experience wild coastlines on a mostly off road trail. I set out to research this rumor and am happy to report that it is true.

This video represents my experience from two extended weekend exploratory trips starting from Seattle. Good friends, great views and good times were had by all.

Thanks for Riding along, ~GrizzLee


A couple of guys from ADVPulse were out there the same time as us. They posted some tracks and a nice article. https://www.advpulse.com/adv-rides/ride-washington-olympic-peninsula/