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Seattle
Location: Seattle, WA
Distance: short
Surface: paved and hard-packed dirt (roots pushing up pavement in a couple of spots)
Wheelchair: power chair
Views: Puget Sound, West Point Lighthouse, Mt Rainier, Olympic Mountains, beach with driftwood, wildflowers
Trailhead: with DMV disabled placard, pick up pass from Visitors’ Center, allowing you to park near the entrance to the trails
Trail: Discovery Park Loop Trail
Location: Seattle, WA
Distance: 2.8 miles round-trip
Surface: hard-packed dirt, sand dune
Wheelchair: all-terrain chair
Views: Puget Sound, trees and grasses, birds
Trailhead: North end of parking lot near Visitor Center
Location: Seattle, WA
Distance: 1.4 miles out and back
Surface: hard-packed gravel
Wheelchair: all-terrain chair
View: trees and flowers - azaleas and other rhododendrons when they bloom
Trailhead: central section of the Washington Park Arboretum
Other: I hear they've added more accessible trail
Other: I hear they've added more accessible trail
Location: Seattle, WA
Distance: about .5 miles (I don’t remember exactly) one-way downhill
Surface: hard-packed dirt
Wheelchair: manual chair (power chair if conditions are good)
View: big trees in old-growth forest, ending at Lake Washington with views of Seattle
Trailhead: top of hill in center of park
Location: Seattle, WA
Distance: I don’t remember (less than 1 mile)
Surface: hard-packed dirt (sometimes muddy)
Wheelchair: manual chair (all-terrain chair when muddy)
View: Puget Sound, wetlands, over 200 species of birds
Trailhead: parking lot for Merrill Hall at UW Center for Urban Horticulture
Other: free tram tours first Thursday of each month
Location: Seattle, WA
Distance: 1500 feet
Surface: boardwalk
Wheelchair: manual or power chair
View: Puget Sound, swamp, water fowl
Trailhead: East side of Union Bay Natural Area at UW Center for Urban Horticulture
Western WA outside of Seattle
Distance: 5 miles
Surface: Mostly boardwalk; section of hard-packed gravel
Views: Puget Sound, Mt Rainier, Olympic Mountains, wildlife (birds)
Trailhead: Parking lot for $3/car at exit 114 off of I-5
Elevation Gain: 10 feet
Trail: Lake to Lake TrailElevation Gain: 10 feet
Location: Bellevue, WA
Distance: 10 miles of several segments from Lake Washington to Lake Sammamish
Surface: hard-packed gravel, paved (some city sidewalks connect trails between parks)
Wheelchair: power chair
View: Nine city parks, suburban streets, blueberries, lakes, second-growth forest
Trailhead: Weowna Park near Lake Sammamish (we parked at (Lake Hills Farm Fresh Produce fruit stand at 15562 SE 16th St).
Location: 6 miles East of North Bend, WA off of I-90 on South Fork of Snoqualmie River
Distance: .4 miles one-way
Surface: hard-packed dirt with roots
Wheelchair: all-terrain chair
View: big trees, waterfall, along a river, through a mostly old-growth forest
Trailhead: East end of parking lot at Olallie State Park
Location: Issaquah Alps,WA
Distance: 2.9 miles (not all ADA)
Surface: Hard-packed gravel, hard-packed dirt
Wheelchair: all-terrain chair
View: Woods, ferns, lake
Trailhead: High Point trailhead in Issaquah Alps
Trail: Gold Creek Pond
Location: Snoqualmie Pass, WA
Distance: 1 mile loop
Surface: paved (muddy if wet), some boardwalk
Wheelchair: Power or manual chair, if conditions are good; otherwise, third wheel
View: Gold Creek Pond, mountains, forest
Trailhead: Exit 54 off of I-90 is about 2 miles east of Snoqualmie Summit
Other: Picnic tables at Pond
Other: Picnic tables at Pond
Trail: Peoh Point
Distance: 2 miles round trip
Surface: dirt road
Wheelchair: manual with third wheel
View: Cascade mountains, flowers, Snoqualmie Pass, Cle Elum Lake
Trailhead: South Cle Elum Way to 6th/Westwood to paved/signed road to FR 3350. At five-way intersection with parking, continue on left road till gate and park there. (warning - potholes!)
Trail: Interurban Trail
Location: Bellingham, WA
Distance: 6.7 miles
Surface: hard-packed dirt and crushed stone
Wheelchair: all-terrain chair
View: through woods, follows coastline, Puget Sound, and San Juan Islands (sporadic)
Trailheads: Donovan Ave. and 10th St. (Fairhaven) and Larrabee State Park at Fragrance Lake Rd. and Chuckanut Dr. (Bellingham)
Trail: Foothills Trail
Location: Pierce County, WA
Distance: 15.1 miles (part of 30 miles of 6 unconnected segments of the old Burlington Northern Railway)
Surface: paved
Wheelchair: power chair
View: along Carbon River, salmon spawning in season, Mt Rainier in distance
Trailhead: four trailheads along the route at East Puyallup, McMillin, Orting, and South Prairie,
Trail: Mountain Lake
Distance: 3.9 miles round trip
Surface: dirt
Wheelchair: manual chair with third wheel
View: Mountain Lake, forest, birds
Trailhead: The parking area is 1/4 mile down Mountain Lake Turnoff, near Eastsound, on Orcas Island.
Other: I hesitate to call this trail wheelchair-accessible, because of the barrier to prevent bikes at the beginning, which necessitates disembarking and having someone carry you across. However, once past the barrier, the rest of the path is flat and accessible and beautiful. Someone should contact Moran State Park!
Other: I hesitate to call this trail wheelchair-accessible, because of the barrier to prevent bikes at the beginning, which necessitates disembarking and having someone carry you across. However, once past the barrier, the rest of the path is flat and accessible and beautiful. Someone should contact Moran State Park!
Trail: Rainy Lake Trail
Location: North Cascades Highway near Rainy Pass, WA
Distance: 1 mile each way
Surface: paved
Wheelchair: power chair
View: trees, alpine lake
Trailhead: Milepost 158 on North Cascades Highway (Hwy 20); Need NW Forest Pass to park
Trail: Rainbow Falls
Location: Stehekin, WA (Lake Chelan)
Distance: short
Surface: paved
Wheelchair: power chair
View: Rainbow Falls, cinnamon rolls at Stehekin Pastry Company on road down
Trailhead: Take Lady of the Lake Ferry (http://ladyofthelake.com/) from Chelan to Stehekin across Lake Chelan, and then take the accessible shuttle bus (https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/stehekin-transportation.htm) from Stehekin to Rainbow Falls. The trail goes from the parking lot to the falls. Other: You can wheel back on the paved road back down to Stehekin, stopping to sample the giant cinnamon rolls at the Stehekin Pastry Company (http://stehekinpastry.com), and catching the shuttle bus for the rest of the route. FYI: the lodge at Stehekin has a wheelchair-accessible cabin (http://www.stehekin.com/stehekin-shuttle220.html)
Oregon
Distance: 3.1 mile loop
Surface: dirt (mud)
Wheelchair: all-terrain chair
View: Wildlife refuge, birds, river, forest
Trailhead: SW of Portland, OR on SW Pacific Highway, between Tualatin and Sherwood, OR
Location: Umatilla, OR
Distance: 7.3 miles one-way
Surface: hard-packed gravel
Wheelchair: all-terrain chair
View: Columbia River
Trailheads: McNary Beach Park, Hat Rock State Park, or Warehouse Beach
California Coast
Distance: 1.6 miles out & back
Surface: paved, dirt, hard-packed gravel
Wheelchair: manual chair
Views: Hollywood sign, hills, and mansions, LA skyline, flowers and cacti
Trailhead: North end of Fuller Ave
Other: busy urban trail, bring water
Other: busy urban trail, bring water
Distance: 5.6 miles out & back
Surface: dirt
Wheelchair: manual chair
Views: Pacific Ocean, whales, lighthouse, interpretive center
Trailhead: Interpretive Center at end of Point Vicente Interpretive Center Road at curve where Palos Verdes Dr W meets Palos Verdes Dr S.
Location: Monterey, CA
Distance: 18 miles one-way
Surface: paved
Wheelchair: power chair
View: Pacific Ocean, sand dunes, otters and marine mammals, Monterey Bay, harbor, & city
Trailheads: several on & off points along coast from Pacific Grove to Castroville.
Other: busy multi-use urban trail
Other: busy multi-use urban trail
Location: Pacific Grove, CA
Surface: hard-packed sand, boardwalks
Wheelchair: manual with third wheel
View: Pacific Ocean, beach with dunes, rocks, otters, sunset
Trailheads: Multiple parking spaces and entrances to Asilomar Beach off of Ocean View Blvd in Pacific Grove.
British Columbia
Trail: Othello Tunnels
Location: Hope, BC
Distance: 3.5 km round-trip
Surface: packed gravel
Wheelchair: manual chair with third wheel or all-terrain chair
View: train tunnels, gorge with raging rivers and sheer granite cliffs, forest
Trailhead: parking lot for Coquihalla Provincial Park, off of Highway 5, about 12 miles northeast of Hope
Location: Hope, BC
Distance: 1.5 km+Surface: packed gravel
Wheelchair: manual chair with third wheel or all-terrain chair
View: mountains, valleys, wild flowers
Trailhead: parking lot of Cascade Lookout in EC Manning Provincial Park, off of Highway 3, about 40 miles southeast of Hope
Location: Powell River, Sunshine Coast, BC
Distance: 13km round-trip
Surface: crushed limestone and boardwalk
Wheelchair: power chair
View: lake, forest
Trailhead: Inland Lake Provincial Park
Other: There are supposedly three cabins on the trail; I haven't investigated them, but it might make a great overnight trip.
Other: There are supposedly three cabins on the trail; I haven't investigated them, but it might make a great overnight trip.
Trails: Take it Easy and Monty's Way
Distance: 400m loop & 800m there & back
Surface: "hard surface"
Wheelchair: manual chair with third wheel
View: forest with big trees, Salish Sea
Trailhead: Coming from Gibsons at the main traffic light in Sechelt turn right onto Wharf Road and then right after 600 meters to Sechelt Inlet Road. Follow Sechelt Inlet Road for 6 k to the parking area and head of the trail.
Location: Ucluelet, BC
Distance: 2.6 km loop
Distance: 2.6 km loop
Surface: paved and?
Wheelchair: power chair and all-terrain chair, depending on part of trail travelled
View: Pacific Ocean, rocky coastal headlands, mossy rainforest, lighthouse, bog
Trailhead: Follow the signs in Ucluelet
Location: Ucluelet, BC
Distance: 1 km loop
Surface: dirt
Surface: dirt
Wheelchair: all-terrain chair with assistance
View: Big old trees
Trailhead: Park alongside Pacific Rim Highway about 3 miles north of Ucluelet and follow bike trail to signed Ancient Cedars trail.
Other: Very steep beginning
Trail: Radar Hill
Other: Very steep beginning
Trail: Radar Hill
Location: Tofino, BC
Distance: .6 km there and back
Surface: pavement and boardwalk
Surface: pavement and boardwalk
Wheelchair: power chair
View: ocean, mountains
Trailhead: Radar Hill exit on Pacific Rim Highway south of Tofino. For the upper lookout, park in the first parking lot. For the lower lookout, drive farther and park in the second parking lot.
Other: parking pass needed (kiosks sell them on site).
Other: parking pass needed (kiosks sell them on site).
Surface: boardwalk
Wheelchair: power or manual chair
View: bog with dwarfed and stunted trees
Trailhead: Take the Wickaninnish exit on the Pacific Rim Highway and continue about 2km until you see the sign for the Shorepine Bog Trail.
Trail: Cathedral Grove
Location: Qualicum, Vancouver Island, BC
Distance: ?short
Distance: ?short
Surface: dirt
Wheelchair: manual chair with third wheel or all-terrain chair
View: Big, old trees, gentle river
Location: Ancient Forest, Prince George, BC
Distance: 450 meters
Surface: boardwalk
Wheelchair: power chair
View: Forest of big trees, rushing stream
Trailhead: Midway between Prince George and McBride (113 km) on Highway 16
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada)
Distance: short
Surface: boardwalk
Wheelchair: power chair
View: Rancheria River and Falls
Trailhead: Post 1112.5 km on the Alaska Highway
Location: Glacier National Park, BC
Distance: HGB 300 m
1885 7.2 km there and back
AR 2.4 km there and back
1885 7.2 km there and back
AR 2.4 km there and back
Surface: HGB boardwalk and paved
1885 probably dirt and gravel
AR probably dirt and gravel
Wheelchair: HGB power chair
1885 probably all-terrain chair
AR probably all-terrain chair
View: HGB rainforest
1885 railway interpretive, forest, mountains
AR forest, mountains
1885 probably dirt and gravel
AR probably dirt and gravel
Wheelchair: HGB power chair
1885 probably all-terrain chair
AR probably all-terrain chair
View: HGB rainforest
1885 railway interpretive, forest, mountains
AR forest, mountains
Trailhead: Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, BC
Distance: about 1/3 mile
Surface: paved
Wheelchair: power chair
View: waterfall, cliffs
Trailhead: signed parking lot in Yoho National Park
Other: hilly. misty, so be prepared to get wet
Other: hilly. misty, so be prepared to get wet
Distance: 5.2 km
Surface: paved, hard-packed gravel, dirt
Wheelchair: power chair on pavement, all-terrain chair
View: lake with mountains
Trailhead: signed parking lot in Yoho National Park
Other: At end of lake trail deteriorates to narrow with roots
Other: At end of lake trail deteriorates to narrow with roots
Trail: Peyto Lake OverlookLocation: Icefields Parkway
Distance: 2.7 km round trip
Surface: paved
Wheelchair: power chair
View: Peyto lake, mountains, glacier
Trailhead: Signed upper parking lot with buses
Other: Lower car parking lot possible, but more hills, steep
Other: Lower car parking lot possible, but more hills, steep
Distance: 2.9 km one way
Surface: after paved path, fire road with hard-packed dirt up to summit, eventually narrowing to dirt path
Wheelchair: all-terrain chair
View: Bow Lake & Glacier, mountains, flowers, marmots
Trailhead: Signed parking lot on Icefields Parkway
Other: very steep, bugs
Trail: Lake Louise Lakeshore TrailLocation: Lake Louise and Banff National Park
Distance: 2-6 km one way (depends how far you go)
Surface: well-paved, then poorly paved, then dirt with boardwalks
Wheelchair: power chair then all-terrain chair
View: Lake Louise, mountains
Trailhead: signed parking lot
Other: crowded; trail along lake is flat, but back side is very steep
Other: crowded; trail along lake is flat, but back side is very steep
Distance: short
Surface: hard-packed dirt
Wheelchair: manual chair with third wheel
View: lake, mountains, Mt Edith Cavell, elk
Trailhead: cross wooden bridge leading from a parking lot about ½ mile from the Pyramid Lake Resort in Jasper National Park.
Distance: 2 miles
Surface: paved
Wheelchair: power chair
View: Lake Maligne
Trailhead: East side of Lake Maligne, Jasper National Park
Other: didn't go on this trail, so can't confirm details
Other: didn't go on this trail, so can't confirm details
Distance: 6.5 km (round trip)
Surface: fire road with dirt
Wheelchair: all-terrain
View: ?
Trailhead: Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park
Other: didn't go on this trail, so can't confirm details
Distance: 2.4 km round traip
Surface: paved
Wheelchair: power chair
View: lake
Trailhead: signed parking lot in Jasper National Park
Other:
Other:
Links to other lists and ideas about wheelchair-accessible hikes in WA (no personal recommendations here; try at your own risk!):
Wheelchair-accessible trails from Outdoors for All (compiled by two of their participants)
http://www.accessibletrails.com/ (last updated 2014)
https://www.alltrails.com (must register)
Links to other lists and ideas about wheelchair-accessible hikes in British Columbia (no personal recommendations here; try at your own risk!)
https://thegreattrail.ca
http://travability.travel/Canada/bc_hiking_trails.html
https://vancouverisland.travel/wheelchair-accessible-trails-vancouver-island/
http://blog.hellobc.com/get-back-nature-10-accessible-hiking-trails-bc/
https://sci-bc.ca/haida-gwaii-opens-wheelchair-friendly-boardwalks-and-virtual-hike/
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/all/adaptive/
https://www.cariboord.bc.ca/services/recreation-2/accessible-trails/accessible-trails-2
https://www.crd.bc.ca/docs/default-source/parks-pdf/userfriendly-trails.pdf
https://cariboord.ca/services/recreation-2/accessible-trails/sisters-creek-kersley
https://www.slrd.bc.ca/recreation-culture/parks-trails/sea-sky-trail
http://www.visitwestside.com/shannonlake/
http://www.sunshine-coast-trails.com/cliff-gilker.html
http://www.sookeoutdoors.com/gallopinggoosetrail/
http://tourismpg.com/activities/great-west-life-gwl-mobility-nature-trail
https://www.trails.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/hemlock-grove-trail
Links to other lists and ideas about wheelchair-accessible hikes in British Columbia (no personal recommendations here; try at your own risk!)
https://thegreattrail.ca
http://travability.travel/Canada/bc_hiking_trails.html
https://vancouverisland.travel/wheelchair-accessible-trails-vancouver-island/
http://blog.hellobc.com/get-back-nature-10-accessible-hiking-trails-bc/
https://sci-bc.ca/haida-gwaii-opens-wheelchair-friendly-boardwalks-and-virtual-hike/
https://www.trailforks.com/trails/all/adaptive/
https://www.cariboord.bc.ca/services/recreation-2/accessible-trails/accessible-trails-2
https://www.crd.bc.ca/docs/default-source/parks-pdf/userfriendly-trails.pdf
https://cariboord.ca/services/recreation-2/accessible-trails/sisters-creek-kersley
https://www.slrd.bc.ca/recreation-culture/parks-trails/sea-sky-trail
http://www.visitwestside.com/shannonlake/
http://www.sunshine-coast-trails.com/cliff-gilker.html
http://www.sookeoutdoors.com/gallopinggoosetrail/
http://tourismpg.com/activities/great-west-life-gwl-mobility-nature-trail
https://www.trails.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/hemlock-grove-trail
