MASON COUNTY TRAILS HIKE | WALK ExploreHoodCanal.com SHELTO N 16 13 Tahuya State Forest Trails ORV, mountain bike, horse trail maps at all Mason County Visitor Information Centers www.dnr.wa.gov • 360.825.1631 19 17 18 15 23 26 22 31 20 14 1 3 27 21 25 24 29 2 downtown 6 Historical Walk 1* First, get your map from the Historical 6 6th Avenue Park- 8th & Birch Postcard- Society Museum then walk up Railroad Avenue and beyond to glimpse Shelton’s early pretty waterfall with wading pond reflections are visible from trailhead. Follow a logging history. Walk includes peek-a-boo views of Shelton Creek. LENGTH 11 blocks sweet wooded trail that runs above the falls and continues up a gentle ravine, then DIFFICU LTY easy TOPOGRAPHY Sidewalk tour along city streets return on same route to parking area. LENGTH .5 miles DIFFICU LTY easy TRAI L HEA D Shelton Historical Society, 424 W Railroad Avenue FEE TOPOGRAPHY Dirt trail along creek under canopy of deciduous OR PASS None required and conifer TRAI L HEA D parking at end of Sixth Street, beyond Laurel. Falls are visible from street, more dramatic in wetter months. FEE OR PASS None required 6 Historical Walk 2* Walking neighborhood tour past homes 4 dating back to the 1910’s, 20’s and 40’s. LENGTH 16 blocks DIFFICU LTY easy 5 TOPOGRAPHY Sidewalks through slightly hilly neighborhoods Shelton Creek 6th Ave Park 12 TRAI L HEA D Start at Shelton Library at 710 West Alder Street FEE 7 OR PASS None required * For history and background stories, get the City of 8 Shelton Walking Tour Map available from Mason County 6 Historical Society Museum at 424 West Railroad Avenue. 30 Map also available at The Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce at 215 West Railroad and the Caboose Visitor Information Center at 230 West Railroad Avenue. 9 uptown Huff-n-Puff harstine Island 7 Huff-n-Puff Trail Popular exercise course for joggers and 11 walkers with wide, well maintained trails. 10 Ample parking available, no restrooms or 4 Jarrell Cove Park Trail Easy, level and short trail, very picnic area. 28 wide in spots, it follows the park boundary, circling the campgrounds, with easy access LENGTH 1.5 miles with several to a narrow beach below eroded bluffs.L ENGTH 1 mile DIFFICU LTY easy loops DIFFICU LTY easy TOPOGRAPHY Mostly level forest trail with beach access for TOPOGRAPHY Flat forest trails exploring TRAI L HEA D From Shelton, take Highway 3 east for under high canopy TRAI L HEA D 11 miles, turn right on Pickering Road. Continue for 3.3 Parking lot across from Shelton NORTH COU N TY north shore hood canal miles bearing left onto Harstine Island Bridge, then coming High School on Shelton to a T-junction. Go Springs Road. Sign greets left on North Harstine walkers with trail diagrams. Easy hike leading to wide Theler Wildlife Refuge A birder’s favorite, this wide, Island Drive. The 1 Belfair State Park Trail 3 FEE OR PASS None required beaches with plenty of sea life to explore. Excellent for swimming and sunning on hot days. well-groomed trail passes through grassy marshland beside the shores of the Union River park and trailhead Picnic tables and fire pits nearby; in summer turn this experience into a day-long family where it meets Hood Canal. Serene views, birds and wildlife greet the walker on this are about 4 miles outing. LENGTH 1 mile DIFFICU LTY easy TOPOGRAPHY level forest, wheelchair-accessible trail. LENGTH 3.5 miles further. field and wide roundtrip DIFFICU LTY easy TOPOGRAPHY FEE OR PASS None west of shelton South of shelton tidal beaches Tidal estuary marsh, riparian zone, required farm & forested wetland TRAI L HEA D TRAI L HEA D From Fairly On Route 3 in Belfair, turn into 9 Isabella Lake State Park Trails Belfair, take developed network of trails on both sides of road, a reclaimed farm. Easy to explore Highway 300 Theler Exhibit building just north with lots of exposed fields to stay oriented. L ENGTH Various- 2.5 mile of Highway 3 junction with Route about 3 miles loops on both sides of road, shorter overgrown service to the park 106 FEE OR PASS None road trails of various lengths. DIFFICU LTY easy TOPOGRAPHY required CONTACT entrance. Rolling meadow trail around field, through trees and thelercenter.org Your Guide to Trail skirts the over to old farmhouse with fruit trees still producing. campground. TRAI L HEA D At Shelton, exit Highway 101 at Highway 3, go Mason County’s FEE OR south on Golden Pheasant Rd, turn right Delight Park PASS None Road. Lake Isabella sign on right- parking, restroom, Most Popular required picnic table and trails FEE OR PASS None required Hiking Trails 2 Twanoh State Park Trail Very pleasant walk under 5 Harstine Island Trail Quiet, deserted beach awaits at the lush, tall canopy of cedar and fir. Trail follows Twanoh Creek then ascends the gentle bluffs bottom of a cool and dark ravine shaded by big cedars and firs. More than 300 pristine above. Enjoy wildflowers, moss beds and the soft murmur of the creek, then follow with a acres to explore in this best-kept secret on Puget Sound, a true “island of wilderness” and Plus many surprisingly warm swim at the popular park beach on Hood Canal. Picnic heaven. a perfect family hike. LENGTH 1.5 rountrip DIFFICU LTY easy TOPOGRAPHY LENGTH 2.3 miles DIFFICU LTY easy TOPOGRAPHY Gentle rise and Mixed forest, ravine, and beach TRAI L HEA D From Harstine Island other Walks descent beside bubbling salmon stream; large trees TRAI L HEA D Bridge coming to a T-junction. Go left on North Harstine Island Suitable for On Route 106 between Union and Belfair; trail signed Drive and at 3.0 8 Goldsborough Creek Trail Surprisingly pretty FEE OR PASS None miles come to a trail just outside of Shelton. The pleasant course follows an extensive concrete fish ladder Young required four-way junction. installed many years ago. In summer, locals wade among the miniature waterfalls created Children or Turn right onto by the ladder. An educational kiosk, covered shelter and railroad trestle spanning the creek East Harstine all add to this exploration. LENGTH 1 mile DIFFICU LTY easy TOPOGRAPHY Dirt Older Adults Island Road and trail along creek with patches of young forest TRAI L HEA D Difficult Theler after one mile turn to find; unsigned. Take Shelton-Matlock Exit from Highway left onto Yates 101, pull into Ford auto dealership visible from highway. Road. Follow this Drive through dealership, looking for iron gate where power road for one mile lines and septic system are also located. Park at gate and to park entrance follow clearing toward and trailhead. Goldsborough Creek to your Goldsborough Creek right. Woods are to your FEE OR PASS None required immediate left, look for trail opening just before bluffs above creek. FEE OR PASS None required ExploreHoodCanal.com SOUTH & WE S T COU N TY WE S T MA S O N COU N TY & OLY M PI cs ExploreHoodCanal.com 10 Kamilche Kennedy Creek Trail Sweetly 16 Lower Lena Lake Trail Scenic, gradual climb, South Fork Skokomish crafted trail frames walker’s view of Kennedy Creek with platforms and bridges. Hamma Hamma moderately difficult with many switchbacks in the first two miles. This popular trail staircase Wagonwheel Lake A favorite for the fittest hikers who LENGTH .5 mile DIFFICU LTY easy is well maintained and leads to a small lake with campsites and rocky spots for picnic 19 20 Lower South Fork Skokomish Trail Living Legacy Trail A very beautiful and underrated really want to “get away.” Strenuous hike with 3,300 foot gain, one of the steepest trails Incredible deep forest gem of a trail, following the wide, wild South Fork Skokomish TOPOGRAPHY mostly flat, under canopy of mixed trees 13 lunches. Expect company. LENGTH 3 miles DIFFICU LTY Moderate climb trail, made extra special by interpretive signs explaining the replanting of the forest by 19 Staircase Rapids Loop Trail Easy, family- in Olympic National Park. With tight switchbacks to no switchbacks, the grade is brutal. River. Spectacular views and campsites, plus gentle grade make this one of the best hikes TRAI L HEA D Located off HWY 101 between Olympia and Shelton. TOPOGRAPHY Forested hillside, some large second growth and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s. This trail passes by the historic Hamma friendly trail through large second growth beside the rapids of the North Fork Skokomish Then once you stop climbing, you get to traverse a brushy avalanche chute. LENGTH Northbound, turn west on Old Olympic HWY just before mossy boulders TRAI L HEA D Highway 101 at Hamma Hamma in all the Olympics! Old Growth cedar and fir. Mountain bicycle and horse accessible. Hamma Cabin, built by the CCC, and starts in Hamma Hamma campground. Great for kids. River. Mushrooms, hanging moss, and several swimming holes make for a delightful 2.9 miles DIFFICU LTY very difficult TOPOGRAPHY Old growth milepost 357. Southbound turn west on Old Olympic HWY at Recreation Area, take Forest Road #25 to “T” junction; go right LENGTH 10.3 miles lower trail, upper 7.3 miles DIFFICU LTY light LENGTH 1.5 mile loop DIFFICU LTY easy to slightly moderate trip. Formerly a 2-mile loop, the bridge is out at the far point. A marked trail spur leads trail climbs above timberline TRAI L HEA D At Staircase, behind 1 mile to trailhead.