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Sustainable Trails
Sustainable Trails is a resilient system consisting of a wide array of well planned, well-designed, well-constructed, and well managed trails that are supported by a mosaic of public and private interests.
The trail system inspires stewardship and invites people of all ages and abilities—and from all backgrounds—to enjoy trails and use them to connect to their public lands while protecting and conserving natural and cultural resources.
Building upon the Recreation Site Analysis and in alignment with Sustainable Recreation the Olympic National Forest is performing Trails Analysis in 2022 to better understand current trails and their sustainability.
Using multiple tools including a Sustainable Trail Assessment Tool, Field Trail Condition Assessments, Public Engagement, and a Data Driven Sustainability Model the forest will develop a Sustainable Trails Report that will support the Sustainable Recreation Strategy to guide specific work into the future.
During the 2022 summer and fall forest users were invited to fill out the Sustainable Trails feedback form to provide land managers diverse feedback on trails across the national forest. Volunteers and forest staff are now analyzing data.