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Bob Bammert Grove Trail

8 October 2023 • 1.9 km / 1.2 mi (map)

  • Added to Eric Scouten :: Travel on 13 October 2023
  • Washington 75

This afternoon, I was in Olympia and in search of a short, new hike for a bit of exercise. The trail guides pointed me to the Bob Bammert Grove trail and it was just perfect for the occasion.

I couldn’t find much about Mr. Bammert or why there’s a forest grove named for him, but I enjoyed the experience and a brief glimpse at the sun midway through the loop. It’s a short hike, but good exercise. There are some good climbs along the way.

A weathered brown wooden sign reading “State of Washington, Bob Bammert Grove, Department of Natural Resources” stands on two posts amid lush green vegetation, surrounded by ferns and vine maple leaves beginning to turn yellow in autumn.
A trailhead with a small brown sign reading “Bob Bammert Grove Trail” mounted on a post, beside a paved path leading into a lush green forest of ferns, maples, and moss-covered underbrush, with a rustic wooden split-rail fence running along the edge.
A narrow dirt hiking trail winds through a lush temperate rainforest, flanked by dense green sword ferns and a large moss-covered conifer trunk on the right, with a canopy of bright green maple leaves overhead.
A narrow dirt trail winds through a lush, damp evergreen forest, flanked by moss-covered tree trunks and dense green ferns, with a few fallen yellow leaves scattered on the path.
A narrow dirt trail winds through a lush conifer forest lined with sword ferns and a moss-covered fallen log, with large yellowing bigleaf maple leaves in the foreground signaling early autumn.
Sunlight breaks through the trunks of tall conifers in a dense evergreen forest, illuminating a lush understory of sword ferns and green undergrowth along a shaded trail.
A tangle of moss-draped tree branches crisscrosses the foreground of a lush green forest, with ferns growing along the leaf-littered ground below and sunlit foliage filling the background.
A narrow dirt trail winds through a lush, dim temperate rainforest, flanked by dense green sword ferns on a mossy bank to the right and moss-draped, lichen-hung tree branches arching overhead.
A dirt hiking trail winds through a lush evergreen forest of tall conifers, bordered by dense sword ferns and low green undergrowth. Sunlight filters through the canopy of towering moss-flecked trees onto the earthen path.
A moss-covered fallen log lies diagonally across the forest floor, with bright green heart-shaped leaves, small ferns, and other seedlings growing around it amid a bed of brown pine needles, dirt, and gravel.
Bob Bammert Grove Trail, west of Littlerock, Washington · 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
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