PNT Trail

This portion of the PNT is a mix of singletrack and gravel roads.


The Pacific Northwest Trail is managed for non-motorized recreation.

Hiking and Backpacking: The entire Pacific Northwest Trail can be traveled on foot. This is the most popular way to experience the trail.

Pack & Saddle: Horses can use most of the trail. Accessibility for equestrian use is at the discretion of local land managers. In some places where the trail may not be passable for horses, alternate routes may allow for continuous travel.

Bicycling: Bicycles are allowed where permitted by the local land manager; bicycles are not permitted on the PNT in National Parks or Wilderness areas and may not be permitted in recommended wilderness. Check before you go.

Motor vehicles: Motor vehicles, motorcycles, and OHVs are not allowed trail uses on National Scenic Trails. For now, there are some sections of the Pacific Northwest Trail that are on roads rather than trails. Where the Pacific Northwest Trail makes use of roads, or motorized trails, it does not close those roads/trails to motorized use; in these segments, hikers and horse or mountain bike riders may share the road with vehicles or travel on the shoulder of the roadway.

This trail is unsanctioned.