Port Townsend to La Push, WA

Starting in the Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, and ending on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, the Olympic Discovery Trail is filled with views of snow capped peaks, ocean vistas, fast flowing rivers and pristine lakes, and everywhere the majestic forests of the Pacific Northwest.

The Olympic Discovery Trail is a rail trail spanning the north end of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. The route is designated as a multi-use trail and spans 135 miles between Port Townsend and La Push on the Pacific Coast.

The trail was the brainchild of three area cyclists who formed the Peninsula Trails Coalition for the purpose of developing the trail across a derelict railroad grade of the Seattle and North Coast Railroad. The railroad was sold fairly quickly after the formal abandonment. The coalition has been working with a number of agencies to build a contiguous trail system on or along the original rail route.