The Pacific Northwest Trail is likely to be designated a National Scenic Trail this week, after a legislative journey that for advocates seemed as arduous as parts of the 1,200-mile trail.

The Pacific Northwest Trail, an often-overlooked route from Montana to the Pacific, is awaiting designation as a National Scenic Trail. It's part of a lands bill awaiting approval by the ...

It’s estimated that somewhere around 65 to 70 people hike make the full Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail trek each year, while the number who hike the entire Appalachian Trail or Pacific ...

Designated by Congress in 2009, the Pacific Northwest Trail can be hiked now _ if you can find it _ but will be formally routed over the years with leadership of the U.S. Forest Service in Portland.

The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail is a 12,000 mile hiking trail that starts at Glacier National Park in Montana, crosses through Idaho and finishes in Olympic National Park in Washington.

MISSOULA, Mont. — The comment period has been extended for the proposed development of a trail-wide comprehensive plan and environmental analysis for thePacific Northwest National Scenic Trail ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced the release of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Comprehensive Plan which marks a significant milestone in the development ...

NORTHPORT — When the national scenic trails system was created four decades ago, the goal was to build a walking path across the United States. That goal came closer to reality in March, when ...

His first thru-hike of a National Scenic Trail in 2009 sparked a passion that changed the trajectory of his life and his career, and he followed it with a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in ...

About 20 people hike the length of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail each year, starting at Glacier National Park and trekking 1,200 miles to the Pacific Ocean. The trail doesn’t have ...

The Advisory Council will meet about once a month, for 1 ½ to 2 hours, to develop shared recommendations for how the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail should be developed and managed.

Dec. 31—The U.S. Forest Service has released a comprehensive plan for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, marking a milestone for a route established in 2009 but used by hikers for ...