Pacific Northwest Trail

The line runs from the Pacific Ocean at Cape Alava, the westernmost point in the continental United States, east across three states to the Continental Divide in the mountains of Montana. It was conceived in the 1970s and designated a National Scenic Trail much later. The Wilderness Coast section at the western end has a maritime climate and low elevation; the rest crosses some of the remote mountain ranges of the Northwest, where logistics are part of the challenge.

National Scenic Trail since

2009

Length (km)

1931

Drawn from

Glacier National Park

Drawn to

Cape Alava

OpenStreetMap relation

www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11225405

Where the length and date are published

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_Trail

Category: Hiking & Trails

Tags: national scenic trail, washington, montana, coast, long-distance

Coordinates: 48.917357931695236, -119.74713824467541

Part of National Scenic Trails of the United States

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