Pacific Northwest Trail Guide The Official Guidebook for Long Distance and Day Hikers

by Strickland, Ron; Hitzroth, Ted

• ISBN13: 9781570611773
• ISBN10: 1570611777
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-28
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books

Summary

From the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, the Pacific North-west Trail is a unique hiking experience, offering a variety of back-country scenery and outdoor adventure. Here is the official guide to the spectacular long-distance trail that stretches 1,200 miles from Glacier National Park in Montana to Washington's Olympic National Park. Like other long-distance trails, the "PNT" is accessible to both ambitious thru-hikers and day- or weekend-hikers who want to tackle smaller segments. This comprehensive guide features detailed route descriptions, topographic maps, and more.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vi
Preface	x
History of the P.N.T.	xi
PNT Route-Finding Realities	xiii
Planning Your Trip	xix
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRAIL
The Rocky Mountains	1	(42)
Waterton-Glacier National Parks to Lake Koocanusa-110 miles
Mileage-chart	28	(1)
Maps	29	(14)
The Purcell Mountains	43	(36)
Lake Koocanusa to Kootenai River at Copeland-107.2 miles
Mileage chart	65	(1)
Maps	66	(13)
The Inland Empire	79	(44)
Kootenai River to Columbia River-149.3 miles
Mileage chart	105	(1)
Maps	106	(17)
The Kettle River Range	123	(40)
Columbia River to Sweat Greek-122.8 miles
Mileage chart	145	(1)
Maps	146	(17)
The Okanogan	163	(33)
Sweat Creek to Cold Springs-98.7 miles
Mileage chart	182	(1)
Maps	183	(13)
The Pasayten	196	(37)
Cold Springs to Ross Lake-125.9 miles
Mileage chart	216	(1)
Maps	217	(16)
North Cascades to Salt Water	233	(49)
Ross Lake to Samish Bay-178.1 miles
Mileage chart	261	(1)
Maps	262	(20)
Dikes and Islands	282	(29)
Samish Bay to Admiralty and Inlet-62.3 miles
Mileage chart	300	(1)
Maps	301	(10)
The Olympic Mountains	311	(44)
Port Townsend to Bogachiel River-125.3 miles
Mileage chart	336	(1)
Maps	337	(18)
Pacific Ocean Wilderness Beach	355	(25)
Bogachiel River to Cape Alava-70.1 miles
Mileage chart	369	(1)
Maps	370	(10)
Appendix A: The Ideal Route	380	(14)
Appendix B: Bibliography	394	(1)
Appendix C: Index	395