Olympic National Forest · Washington · Trail 809

MT. Juipter

MT. Juipter Trail is a 6 miles trail in Olympic National Forest, Washington. The Forest Service rates it trail class 1 to 3, minimally developed to developed. It is open to hiking and horse and pack stock. It enters The Brothers Wilderness.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Olympic National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end47.6909, -122.9656 · Directions ↗
Other end47.7056, -123.0612 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 3 segments.

The trail

Length6 miles
Trail class1, minimally developed; 3, developed
Typeland trail
Surfacenative material
Typical grade5-8 percent
Motor vehiclesClosed to all motorized use year-round
AccessibilityEvaluated and does not meet accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers809
ForestOlympic National Forest (unit 0609)
StatesWashington
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed year-round
Horse and pack stockAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Wilderness

Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.

Trailheads

The Forest Service recreation layer records no trailhead within a third of a mile of this trail's line. Many trails start from a road pullout or another trail with no trailhead record. The forest's recreation pages list the trailheads it does publish.

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

Fire nearby

  • Wildfire
    Mount Tom Creek

    37 mi from the trail midpoint · 69 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the MT. Juipter Trail?

6 miles, the sum of the 3 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Olympic National Forest.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the MT. Juipter Trail?

hiking and horse and pack stock. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the MT. Juipter Trail start?

The line begins at 47.6909, -122.9656 and ends at 47.7056, -123.0612. No Forest Service trailhead is recorded within a third of a mile of it. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the MT. Juipter Trail in a wilderness area?

Yes. It enters The Brothers Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.

Source: The Brothers Wilderness Wilderness

Where can I camp near the MT. Juipter Trail?

Interrorem Cabin (1 mi), Collins Campground (1.3 mi) and Seal Rock Campground (3.6 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the MT. Juipter Trail?

Trail class 1 to 3, which the Forest Service describes as minimally developed to developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the MT. Juipter Trail?

The typical grade is 5-8 percent.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the MT. Juipter Trail accessible?

No. The Forest Service evaluated it and found it does not meet its accessibility guidelines.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the MT. Juipter Trail?

Olympic National Forest, Forest Service unit 0609. The trail is in Washington.

Source: Olympic National Forest official page

Is there a fire near the MT. Juipter Trail?

1 active incident within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Mount Tom Creek at 37 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.

Source: Fire nearby

Source

This page is built from 3 segments named MT. JUIPTER in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0609. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.