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So I invite you to sit back, relax, pick a trail that piques your interest—and then get out, get active, and have some fun. I’ll be out on the trails too, so be sure to wave as you go by.

Happy trails,

Keith Laughlin, President

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Acknowledgments

Many thanks to the following contributors and to all the trail managers we called on for assistance to ensure the maps, photographs, and trail descriptions are as accurate as possible:

Mia Barbara

Gene Bisbee

Cindy Dickerson

Eli Griffen

Kathryn Harris

Amber Kaye Henderson

Amy Kapp

Barbara Richey

Timothy Rosner

Laura Stark

Beautiful views await on the ssss1 in Washington.

Introduction

Of the more than 1,900 rail-trails across the United States, 42 are highlighted in Rail-Trails: Washington and Oregon. These paths tread storied routes of westward expansion and industrialization, spurred by timber and coal, and offer a glimpse into life a century ago. They still bear the signatures of their history: tunnels, trestles, raised berms, and depots, communities born and abandoned.