A new 7th edition of Hiking Whatcom County, a Bellingham favorite for decades, is now cuddled up for the winter on the esteemed outdoor adventure shelves at Village Books in Fairhaven and elsewhere. The book loves to ride along in cozy backpacks as well, so grab a copy if you […]

After a big cross-country move in 2019, then the major disruption of a global pandemic, plus considerable work in 2020 and 2021 updating and republishing hiking guidebooks, TrailPlanner.com is ready to get back to the business of trail consulting. Watch for new posts, images, and the occasional Tweet to keep […]

Well, sorry, I made up a word. But trails can, in fact, be awesome, lineal features that lie on, and sometimes above, the ground, and humans have been utilizing them for nearly every purpose under the sun since “time immemorial”–as my Northwest native friends might say. We’ve walked, run or […]

Welcome to the new website and blog for TrailPlanner.com–and our first post! In the coming weeks and months, we will be posting on a variety of topics related to trail planning and design, and perhaps expanding into new areas, such as related events, how-to information, creative concepts and solutions, and […]