Recently expanded Guemes Channel Trail a Quintessential Northwest stroll

The newly expanded Guemes Channel Trail  in Anacortes, WA,  is an undiscovered gem. Built on an old railroad bed, the mile-long, 10-foot-wide paved trail runs east from the end of Fidalgo Island toward the city center of Anacortes. The trail begins at the end of a cul-de-sac at the bottom of the newly developed San Juan Passage neighborhood near the Anacortes Ferry Terminal. There are actually two trails that begin from there, with the Guemes Channel Trail running east along the waterline and the Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve, a wetlands preserve with wooden walkways and beach access, running west toward the ferry terminal.