Far — Expedition OS
47.6402°N · 123.6517°WSearch real trails. Get the full trip brief.
Route intelligence, day-by-day timeline, weather, permits, and gear — pulled from Far's trail database, or add your own if it's not listed.
North Fork Traverse
Olympic Peninsula high route — ridge to ridge above the treeline. An illustrative example of the kind of trip brief Far builds for a real, sourced trail.
- DISTANCE
- 60.3km
- ELEV GAIN
- 3,270m
- DURATION
- 4days
- CAMPS
- 3sites
- PARTY
- 4people
- WATER
- 4sources
- WINDOW
- Fairoutlook
- EXIT
- Cedartrailhead
The whole route, read at a glance
Real terrain for every route — trailheads, camps, water, and high points, with live trail distance.
Your pack, before you leave
Start from a preset loadout, then drag gear in and out to build your kit. Far scores every piece against your trail, the real forecast, and the month — flagging deadweight, weather mismatches, missing essentials, and overkill. Watch your Kit Score climb as you refine. Hit 100 and every check clears.
Snowmelt lingers on the high bench into July. Exposed ridgelines, afternoon cloud build-up.
Gear Loadout
Spring/fall — freezing nights, surprise weather.2 issues
Build your own gear check against your real route and dates.
Start planningFour days. Logged before you leave.
Segment the route day by day. Every camp, every climb, every water source — know what each leg demands before you pack.
Field intelligence, before you commit
Weather windows, hazards, water, and seasonal notes — read like dispatches from someone who walked it last week.
Clear window Tue–Thu. A front arrives Friday afternoon — clear the col before noon Thursday.
Skyline Col is exposed; turn back in lightning. Snow lingers on the north aspect through early July.
Reliable sources to Camp B. Above the bench it's tarn and snowmelt only — carry 3 L for the col.
Best window July–September. Bugs peak late June. Quota permits required June 15–October 1.
Walked counter-clockwise, day 3 sheds about 600 m of climb. Far flags this when you reverse a route.
Every camp, scouted on paper
Siting, water, and the next leg — the margin notes you'd write in a guidebook.
- Siting
- Sheltered conifer flat, 4 tent pads, bear box on site.
- Water access
- Creek ford 80 m north — reliable.
- Next leg
- 13.5 km to Camp B
- Siting
- Exposed bench, wind off the col — stake low and hard.
- Water access
- Alpine tarn 200 m, treat before use.
- Next leg
- 19.4 km to Camp C
- Siting
- High col, 2 pads behind rock wall, no fires above treeline.
- Water access
- Snowmelt seasonal — carry 3 L from tarn.
- Next leg
- 10.3 km to Cedar TH
One party, one plan
Shared itinerary, assigned responsibilities, and the emergency card everyone carries — expedition coordination, not a group chat.
Carries the master route + compass bearings.
Filter, tablets, daily source check.
WFR-certified, group first-aid kit.
Satellite messenger, nightly check-in.
- Ranger
- Cedar River Station · 10 km
- SOS
- inReach Mini · ch. 2
- Check-in
- Daily 19:00 PT
- Bail-out
- Marmot Bench → FS-21 road