Route Scenic Staff Pick
Hurricane Ridge Road
Port Angeles to Hurricane Ridge
- Distance
- 18 mi
- Riding Time
- 37 min
- Climb
- 5,932 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- Best from July through September. Snow can cover the upper road into June.
- Closures
- In winter the road is open only on a limited schedule, weather permitting. Olympic National Park charges an entrance fee.
- Fuel
- Fuel is in Port Angeles only. There is none on the road.
- Watch For
- Steep grades and drop offs, fog, wildlife including deer, visitors stopping for photos, and snow or ice in the shoulder seasons.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
Hurricane Ridge Road climbs from Port Angeles, near sea level, to more than 5,000 feet in Olympic National Park. Past the park entrance it switches back up through forest and along open ridges to the meadows at Hurricane Ridge, with views of the Olympic Mountains and across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is ridden as an out and back.
Stops
- StartPort Angeles
- FinishHurricane Ridge





