Olympic Discovery Trail

Port Angeles to Morse Creek

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Mileage log:

Posted mileages are east from Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles. Description here is from east to west .

4.9  Strait View Drive at bottom of Morse Creek grade of Highway 101. Just west is the Morse Creek trestle, which was restored by Peninsula Trails Coalition volunteers in 1999.  Trail turns north and gradually descends.

4.1 Trail reaches the shore of Juan de Fuca Straits and follows it west for over two miles, with many opportunities for access to the gravel and sand beaches. Then it becomes unpaved and turns inland and climbs abruptly for the temporary half-mile detour around the Rayonier Mill site, pending disposal and cleanup of this property.

1.1 Cross bridge and enter parking lot of old Rayonier Mill. For parking here, turn north off Highway 101 (Front Street) on to Ennis Street and continue north to the bottom of the hill. The trail continues through a gate and follows the shoreline west.

0.6 Francis Street Park. Limited parking here.

0.0 Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. Rest rooms and parking (two-hour limit in adjacent lot). Several restaurants within a block, groceries at Safeway three blocks south on Lincoln Street. Two bicycle shops within a few blocks west on Front and First Streets. Trail continues west on road past the Victoria Ferry (Coho) dock. Bus transit center is one block south with connections throughout Clallam County.