Agencies

Washington's State Parks System: information on trails, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing: www.parks.wa.gov/

Maps, photos, and descriptions of trails in King County (Seattle area): www.metrokc.gov

For information on National Forests of Oregon and Washington: www.fs.fed.us/r6/r6nf.htm

GORP has descriptions of hiking trails in the Olympic National Forest: www.gorp.com

The state Recreation and Conservation Office supports five boards in its mission to create and maintain opportunities for recreation and protect the best wild lands. For information on grant, technical assistance, planning, and coordination on trails and other natural resource issues, visit: http://www.rco.wa.gov/

National Park Service units in Washington: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=wa

Bicycling and Mountain Biking

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Washington

Bike rides on roads and paved pathways from road biking books at Trails.com:

• Road Bike Rides in Washington

The Trailmonkey site has several Washington Mountain Biking Maps & Trails: www.trailmonkey.com/USpages/wabike1.htm

Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club has events, newsletters, and trail information: www.twbc.org/

Bicycle resources from Washington Dept. of Transportation: www.wsdot.wa.gov

Whatcom Independent Mountain Pedalers work with local agencies and other user groups to enhance and preserve the trail systems in Whatcom County: www.whimpsmtb.com/

Equestrian Trails

The Back Country Horsemen of Washington promote cooperation, stewardship, and equestrian trails on public lands: www.bchw.org

The Washington State Horse Council has information on trails as well as other equestrian information: www.raineyvalleyfarm.com/wshc/index.htm

Greenways and Community Trails

The Olympic Discovery Trail will stretch approximately 100 miles, from Port Townsend in the East to the Pacific Coast in the West: www.olympicdiscoverytrail.com/

The Centennial Trail is a paved pathway along the Spokane River from the Idaho border 37 miles to Nine Mile Falls, northwest of Spokane: www.spokanecentennialtrail.org/index.htm or www.riversidestatepark.org/centennial_trail.htm

Foothills Trail will be a connected system of non-motorized trails from Mt. Rainier to Puget Sound: http://piercecountytrails.org/ and www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/parks/trails.htm#foothill

Mountains to Sound Greenway is a coalition of land owners and managers working to protect and enhance scenic beauty and recreation along the 100-mile I-90 corridor: www.mtsgreenway.org/

Yakima Greenway Foundation works to enhance and maintain the Yakima Greenway, a National Recreation Trail: www.yakimagreenway.org/

Hiking Trails

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Washington

VTrail is a Washington State Outdoors Guide with database of trails and edscriptions: www.vtrail.com/

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Western Washington Trails has many trail desctiptions, photos, and resources: http://members.tripod.com/wwatrails/

The Washington In-Line Skating Association, WILSA offers comprehensive coverage of in-line skating in the Pacific NW, including lower British Columbia: www.skatenw.com/

Long-Distance Trails

Hiking trails along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in Washington at Trails.com:

• Pacific Crest Trail Hiking in Washington

The Wonderland Trail is planned to encircle Mount Rainier: http://members.tripod.com/~wonderlandtrail/index.htm

The Olympic Discovery Trail is a planned multi-use trail of over 100 miles in length from Port Townsend to Forks, Washington: http://www.olympus.net/community/odt/

There are many resources for the Oregon Trail; The Way West is a good place to start, with links to other sites: http://www.ukans.edu/kansas/seneca/oregon/ortrail.html

The Pacific Crest Trail runs 2665 Miles from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon, and Washington: http://www.pcta.org/

The Pacific Northwest Trail is a foot, horse, and mountain bike trail stretching from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean across Montana, Idaho, and Washington: http://www.pnt.org/

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation site is at: http://www.lewisandclark.org/ and the National Park Service site has more information on the trail at: http://www.nps.gov/lecl/

The Oregon-California Trails Association covers the trans-Mississippi emigrant trails: www.octa-trails.org

Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

Off-highway drives on backcountry roads, 4WD roads, and Jeep trails at Trails.com:

• Off-Highway Drives in Washington

he Northwest Motorcycle Association site includes information on where to ride, events, and volunteer projects: http://www.nmaoffroad.org/

Rail Trails and Canal Trails

Rail-trails including maps, access points, and history from rails-to-trails books at Trails.com:

• Rail-Trails in Washington

The Burke-Gilman Trail in Seattle is a long-established and widely known rail trail: http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/BurkeGilman/bgtrail.htm

Information, photos, and map of the Burke-Gilman Trail from skaters' point of view: http://skating.com/article/pathfinders/19980710/

The Cascade Trail runs 22.5 http://www.skagitparksfoundation.org/cascadetrail.htm

Chehalis Western Railroad has now become 22-mile Chehalis Western Trail running through Thurston County with access to Puget Sound, Chambers Lake, and the Deschutes River: http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/parks/Trails/trails.htm

The Dungeness River Center focuses on the River, trails, and a former railroad bridge: http://www.dungenessrivercenter.org/

The 14-mile Interurban Trail near Seattle: http://www.metrokc.gov/parks/trails/trails/intergr.htm

The Iron Goat Trail is a rail trail in the Stevens Pass area of the Washington Cascades, sixty miles northeast of Seattle: http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/cpsha/irongoat/

Preachers Slough Trail runs four miles near Chehalis: http://www.thevidette.com/dgh02/chehalis.html

East Lake Sammamish Trail trail finally opening; Sonia Krishnan, Seattle Times

For a map of Snohomish County's Interurban Trail between Lynwood and Everett: http://www.cascade.org/routes/interurban.gif

The Spokane Centennial Trail is a paved path running along the Spokane River from Nine Mile Falls to the Idaho State line where it links to the North Idaho Centennial Trail.

Snow Trails

Cross-country skiing areas and ski trails with trail maps and directions at Trails.com:

• Cross-Country Skiing and Ski Trails in Washington

Snowshoeing routes and trails with detailed maps and directions at Trails.com:

• Snowshoeing and Snowshoe Trails in Washington

Washington State Trails Program winter trails: http://www.parks.wa.gov/winter

Washington State Snowmobile Association provides a variety of resources: http://www.wssa.us/

Waterway and Boating Trails

Canoeing, water trails, and other flatwater paddling routes on lakes and rivers at Trails.com:

• Canoeing and Water Trails in Washington

Sea kayaking routes with maps and launch points from kayaking books at Trails.com:

• Sea Kayaking Routes in Washington

Washington Water Trails Association works to support boating trails along Washington's coastline and has information on several water trail routes: http://www.wwta.org

Statewide Advocacy and Resources

Volunteers for Outdoor Washington trains and provides volunteers for trails: http://www.trailvolunteers.org/

Volunteer Trailwork Coalition provides volunteer opportunities and coordinates trail work: http://www.trailwork.org/

The Washington Trails Association site has trail reports, photos, news, and a trails discussion forum: http://www.wta.org