Pacific Northwest Trail - Olympic Peninsula Section
Pacific Northwest Trail – Olympic Peninsula Section is a long-distance hiking route in the Olympic Peninsula, running the trail’s final leg to the Pacific Coast.
The route’s Olympic Peninsula segment is characterized by rugged Olympic Mountains travel and the area’s temperate rainforest and Wilderness Coast travel corridors, with the western finish at Cape Alava.
On the Olympic Peninsula, the trail crosses Olympic National Park and links between the interior high-country corridors and the Bogachiel River / Hoh-region approach to the coast.
Expect permit and food-storage logistics when camping in Olympic National Park: wilderness camping permits are required, and bear canisters are required for food and other scented items; the park also uses a zone-based permit structure for PNT thru-hikers.
Trailheads and access for this section are spread across Olympic Peninsula communities and public land junctions; the Forest Service lists multiple segment trails/roads associated with the PNT in the Olympic National Forest (including Mt. Zion Trail 836, Sleepy Hollow Trail 852, Gold Creek Trail 830, Tubal Cain Trail 840, and the connection toward Home Lake Trail 893, plus the Bogachiel Rain Forest River Trailhead).
The broader Pacific Northwest Trail is an east–west National Scenic Trail designated by Congress in 2009; the thru-hike concept is managed for non-motorized recreation and the corridor passes through Montana, Idaho, and Washington, with this Olympic segment forming the western coastal phase.
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