One of my favorite day hike locations in the east Olympic Mountains. Upper Silver Lake sits just a bit over elev. 5,000 ft. There are three ways to access the lake: 1) via the Mt. Townsend trail and deviate at a trail split to traverse over Windy Camp, 2) via Dirty Face over Mt. Townsend and then over Windy Camp, or 3) via the way trail accessed above the trailhead for Tubal Cain. The easiest route is option 3, a 7.5-mile round trip with a one-way elevation gain of about 2,000 ft. For more hiking fun after reaching the lake, continue up the steep path on the west side of the lake to the upper ridge and another 1,000 ft. gain for views into the adjacent Quilcene River Valley.
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