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6 Chehalis Western Trail

County

Thurston

Endpoints

Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area (Olympia) to WA 507 near the Deschutes River (Rainier)

Mileage

21.2

Roughness Index

1

Surface

Asphalt

The Chehalis Western Trail follows the route of a Weyer­haeuser Timber Co. railroad by the same name that carried millions of logs out of Washington forests to the coast for shipment from the 1920s to 1980s. Today, the 21.2-mile trail is the backbone for trails that link every major town in Thurston County, including the state capital, Olympia.

From the Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area (NRCA) on Puget Sound, the trail passes through forests, farms, and pastures, as well as the suburban community of Lacey, as it heads south into the hills overlooking the scenic Deschutes River valley to its intersection with the Yelm-Tenino Trail.

Users can find trailheads with parking at Woodard Bay, Chambers Lake at 14th Avenue Southeast, 67th Avenue Southeast, and Fir Tree Road between Summerwood and Country Vista Drives Southeast. Parking spaces for two or three cars are located at several other street crossings.