[pct-l] to olympia from manning park

[Roger Carpenter]

Hi Laurel,
One option for hiking from Manning to Olympia would be to hike southbound
briefly on the PCT from Manning and connect with the Pacific Nortnwest
Trail.  Check out the maps of the PNWT:  http://www.pnt.org/  This route
would take you into Olympic National Park via the San Juan Islands ferries
and Port Townsend.  Once in Olympic NP you could hike southbound along the
Elwah River over Low Divide Pass to the Quinalt River.  This is a classic
hike that roughly follows the historic route of the 1889-90 Press
Expedition, who were was like Lewis & Clark of the Olympic Penninsula.  From
there you have several options on other trails in the park that would get
you to Hwy 101 on the east side of the park. From there you would simply
walk Hwy 101 to Olympia, about 75 miles.  Even if you just chose to skip
Olympic NP and instead walk 101 from Port Townsend you would have a nice
road walk along Hood Canal.

Part of me would guess that once you get to Manning Park you will be ready
to go straight home!  Who knows?  The PWNT-Olympic NP hike would be
interesting in itself and I might even do it someday!  Thanks for giving me
a great idea!  Good luck this year on the PCT.

Roger


> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net
> [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]On Behalf Of laurel smith
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 11:38 AM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] to olympia from manning park
>
>
> hello, everyone.
>
> i am attempting a 2007 thru-hike in a few weeks. in september i am
> interested, time/conditions permitting, in turning around from manning
> park and walking home to my home of olympia, wa after i hike the
> trail. of course that's a lot of extra miles after a pretty long hike,
> and who knows how far this hiker will actually make it, but i'd like
> to have some info available should i be able to do it. does anyone
> know of any trails leading from the pcta over toward olympia? i don't
> mind hiking roads for that distance as long as they're relatively safe
> for pedestrians in the margins.
>
> my best, laurel
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