Anacortes, Skagit County, Fidalgo Island
Start Box Location: Tesoro Service Station, 2410 Commercial Avenue, Anacortes.
Start/Finish Time: Tesoro station is open from 5 AM to 2 AM. Please use onstreet parking as their lot is small.
Trail #1 Tommy Thompson Trail: 5/11/20 km., Rated 1A, Number Y0512. Islands /Valleys/Mountains/City Parks.
Walk through Storvik Park and on the paved Tommy Thompson Trail along the Puget Sound. 11 km route crosses the newly restored trestle bridge. The 20 km route continues around March's Point and the refineries. You may see eagles, herons, seals and other wildlife. Toilets and water available at Start/Finish and along the route. Picnic spots along route.
Trail #2 - Guemes Island: 11 km., Rated 2A, Number Y1677.
Islands /Valleys/County Parks.
New Walk on country roads and by a small park and along the water. Fun general store serves lunch ice cream et on the Guemes side of the ferry. Drive 1.4 miles to the start to begin the walk. Must take the Guemes Island Ferry. Toilets at start/finish and along route. Picnic spots and restaurants along route.
Directions to Start: From I-5, Exit 230, Highway 20 west. Follow signs for Anacortes. At Anacortes, follow Highway 20 as it turns right on Commercial; Tesoro is on the left at 24th Street. Start Box is on the left as you enter the mini-mart. Please use on-street parking.
Hosts: Fred & Sharon Fisher, E-mail: sfisher@fidalgo.net. Phone: 360-293-7985.
Trailmaster: Curt Myron, E-mail: cmmyron@earthlink.net. Phone: 360-679-3638