High Divide - Seven Lakes Basin Loop
Olympic Peninsula
As of February 16, 2026, current conditions for the High Divide - Seven Lakes Basin Loop are unknown due to a lack of recent reports.
However, trip reports from September 2025 indicate:
- Trail: Generally well-maintained, with some sections featuring stone stairs. An "unmaintained" shortcut near Lunch Lake was avoided by one group in favor of the main High Divide trail for views.
- Roads/Parking: Sol Duc Trailhead had ample parking in the mornings during September 2025.
- Privies: Conditions varied. Sol Duc Park and Heart Lake privies were reported as usable, while Lunch Lake was overflowing, and Deer Lake had a "brand-new" updated privy.
- Wildlife: Multiple bear sightings were common along the High Divide trail, particularly near Heart Lake. Deer and grouse were also reported.
- Vegetation: Berries (blueberries, huckleberries) were abundant and ripe in early to mid-September 2025, with a "super bloom" noted. Fall colors were starting to appear in late September.
generated from 25 reports
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A group of three, we drove up to Port Angeles the night of the 18th and stayed at a motel, and drove the next morning to Sol Duc Trailhead. We got there around 8.30 am and there were still lots of pa...
Finally made it to Seven Lakes Basin after years of dreaming about an epic day hike here. This was the most mileage I've done in a day, so I was nervous about being able to complete the loop before su...
This one has been on my radar for years. It is in all of my Washington hiking guidebooks, and in my relentless pursuit of doing all 100 classic Washington hikes, I was lucky enough to get a permit. ...
What a gorgeous day in Olympic National Park. We hiked the loop as a day hike, as we couldn’t get backpacking permits last minute when we saw good weather here. We are very happy with the choice to da...
Loop hikes are wonderful and this one is no exception. I ended up walking about 20 miles with side trips. It felt relatively manageable, I think because the trails are generally high quality. I hiked ...
Support Washington Trails Association. #Hikeathon.Finished off August and Hikeathon with a very long day hike to High Divide & 7 Lakes Basin Loop.Arrived at the parking around 7:30 am and there were p...
Got to the trailhead at 7:30 am and there were a lot of open spaces.Started out and stopped at Sol Duc Falls before heading uphill Deer Lake. The trail is in great shape and never felt that it was ove...
Arrived at the trailhead at 7am on Labor Day Sunday. There were vehicles parked along the road from camping overnight, but we were able to park right by the trailhead with plenty of open spots. The ba...
Counterclockwise; 4 day/3 night; we stayed at deer lake, lunch lake, and sol duc #2.Big solitary blackbear sighting the afternoon and morning at lunch lake, another two around heart lake. Other than r...
I hiked the Seven Lakes Loop (plus a detour to Hoh Lake) clockwise over four nights / three days, starting on a Wednesday afternoon and finishing Saturday morning. First night at Sol Duc Falls #3, sec...
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