Pacific Northwest Trail Association
Trail Maps
This Web site contains maps for portions of the Pacific Northwest Trail. Because they come from several different sources, they vary in format and size, depending on the geographical area they cover and how they were obtained or produced.
Overview of entire PNT trail (235 KB)
Shaded relief map on the entire PNT route. Map includes links to other smaller, more detailed trail maps.
PNT Three State Map (488 KB)
Topographic map of the entire PNT route.
Google Earth kmz file (827 KB)
Need to have Google Earth on your computer to use this file, right click and select "Save Target As" after the file is saved to your computer open the file with google earth.)
National Geographic Topo map file (567 KB)
Need to have National Geographic Topo software on your computer to use this file, right click and select "Save Target As" after the file is saved to your computer open the file with National Geographic Topo.)
Mileage Charts Chief Mtn to Cape Alava (120 KB)
Right click and select "Save Target As"
Skagit and Whatcom County maps
Blanchard Hill / South Chuckanut Mountain (572KB)
Anderson Mountain (543KB)
Cranberry Lake (143KB)*
Heart Lake (97KB)*
Whistle Lake (205 KB)*
*The Cranberry Lake, Heart Lake and Whistle Lake maps can be purchased from the City of Anacortes follow this link City of Anacortes
Printable Maps
The following maps have been slip into two sections to make printing easier, they are in GIF format.
PNT Three State Map left section (230 KB)
PNT Three State Map right section (241 KB)
Anderson Mountain left section (301 KB)
Anderson Mountain right section (331 KB)
Blanchard Mountain map left section (378 KB)
Blanchard Mountain map right section (301 KB)
When you join the Pacific Northwest Trail Association, you become a member of the group of people dedicated to preserving and protecting the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. Every dollar we raise goes to support, construct and maintain the 1200 miles of trail. Become a Member
As people "through-hike" the Pacific Northwest Trail or large portions of it, their experiences and reports are a valuable addition to the growing information that is available on the trail.
The PNTA Message Board/ Discussion forum is the best place to receive up to date trail information from experienced PNNST trail hikers.
The PNTA facebook page is another option to get current information about the trail.
Many hikers have shared their experiences and adventure on the PNT, here is a link to their stories PNT Hiker Stories if you would like to share your stories, please email the webmaster PNTA Web Administrator and we will gladly post it for you.
The Pacific Northwest Trail Guide, The official guidebook for Long Distance and Day Hikers by Ron Strickland, Maps by Ted Hitzroth
The guidebook is currently out of print, next printing will not take place until after the official trail corridor is set by the USFS.
Copies of the guide book can often be found on amazon.com.
This comprehensive guide features:
- Detailed route descriptions
- Topographic map
- Detailed route descriptions of 44 trail segments
- USGS topographic maps
- Mileage charts for at-a-glance planning
- Resource lists for maps and supplies
- Details for mountain bikers and horse-packers
- Information on planning a long-distance trip
- 50 black and white photographs
- Pullout display map of 1200 mile trail