Palouse Regional Trail Ways Current Trail Information

Bryan Hernandez Regional Trails in the Palouse

77 Trails found in the Palouse Region • Accounts for 449 miles of trails open to the public excluding Cahill trail (21.7miles) • 102.5(~81%)Miles of trails located in Umatilla Forest (based on number of trails) • 35.92(~8%) Miles of the trails are loop trails

What about trails County-wise? Regional Trails in the Palouse

Of the Trails Outside Umatilla • Whitman County has 11 (~14%) trails • Asotin County has 4 (~5%)trails • Columbia County has 1 private trail • Garfield County has 0 trails

Who manages these trails? Regional Trails in the Palouse Trail Management Organizations • Asotin accounts for 3 trails • Shumaker,Puffer Butte, and Sherry Grade • City of Clarkston manages Greenbelt • Cahill trail is privately owned • Whitman services 5 trails • Bill Chipman, Colfax, Klemgard Park, Kamiak Butte, and Wawawai Canyon • Escure Ranch manages Towell Falls Trail • WA State Parks govern 3 trails • Steptoe Butte, Boyer Park, and Palouse Falls • WSU maintains the WSU Arboretum • Umatilla oversees all other trails (62) Where does the conversation go now? The Future Long and Short Term Communication is Key • Formulation of the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) • CAC planned to hold meetings every 2- 3 months starting November 7th • Begin conversations with stake holders such as Umatilla management team, other local trail management agencies and committees • In-depth research on existing and planned trails • Organized by county, trail surface, total distance, and other factors deemed important Sign in from the ArcGIS Maps ribbon to unlock map