Olympic Mountains Trail Guide: National Park and National Forest

By Robert Wood and Bill Hoke

A classic guidebook to the Olympic Mountains -- freshly updated!

• The most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the Olympics
• Sales of this new edition benefit Olympic Mountain Rescue

Olympic Mountains Trail Guide is a treasured, classic guidebook to one of the region’s top hiking destinations. Reading Bob Wood’s text is like having an old friend describe last weekend’s hike to you. Wood passed away in 2003 but Bill Hoke, Doug Savage, and volunteers from the Peninsula Wilderness Club picked up the reins to do a thorough update.

Every trail has been rehiked and fact checked. Every new trailhead or rerouted path is documented in the descriptions, and 30 all-new trails have been added, bringing the total number of hikes to 206 within Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest. But Wood’s voice and even his original overview maps have been retained, lending this edition a classic tone while the information is decidedly current.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Release date: Sep 4, 2020
• ISBN: 9781680512519

Robert Wood

Robert L. Wood first saw the Olympics in 1946. From that time, he walked thousands of miles exploring and writing about them. He wrote four respected histories about Olympic National Park. Wood died in 2003 at the age of 78, having lived a full life.

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Reviews for Olympic Mountains Trail Guide

[mdwilliams_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

For anyone looking to explore the wonders of the Olympic Mountains, this is the only trail guide they should even consider buying. The curmudgeonly Mr. Wood is thorough and accurate. Combine this volume with Cascade-Olympic Natural History by Daniel Matthews and a sturdy pair of boots and you have all you need.