WELCOME TO THE OLYMPIC DISCOVERY TRAIL. 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 Peninsula Trails Coalition coordinates with and supports the fourteen federal, state, county, city and tribal jurisdictions who are the public owners responsible for segments of the Olympic Discovery Trail. We also:
- Advocate for uniform route selection and construction standards for all segments of the trail.
- Maintain an email database to reach the membership with “breaking news”.
- Coordinate with and support major connecting trails, such as the Sound to Olympics Trail and the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail.
- Solicit and manage donated funds which are used to support construction and maintenance of the trail.
- And, perhaps most importantly, we manage extensive volunteer-based trail construction and maintenance projects. Today, the PTC can call on better than 150 volunteers to help. Volunteers manage projects including:
- Construction and updating, of all the railroad trestles along the route, including 3 that are over 400 feet long, with new decking, railings, and ramps.
- Route construction varying from preliminary brushing and flagging, clearing and staking, to complete construction of trail sections including the installation of signs and bollards.
- Creation of trail heads with landscaping, built fences, and installed sanicans.
