PORT TOWNSEND — A new trail is being cut for those wanting to stroll Point Hudson’s recreational shoreline.
Port Townsend Noon Rotarians are helping the Port of Port Townsend build the 1,400-foot-long, 7-foot-wide Rotary Centennial Trail, which meanders from the now-defunct U.S. Coast Guard foghorn north to a shoreline residential area at Point Hudson’s western edge.
The trail runs between Point Hudson’s recreational vehicle campground and the waterfront, with views across Admiralty Inlet to Whidbey and the San Juan Islands.
Rotarians and the Port’s commissioners met Thursday morning to semi-ceremoniously kick off construction of the trail already cut by workers with the Port, which owns and operates historic Point Hudson’s facilities and marina.
A vibrating roller, provided by the city of Port Townsend, tamped down the trail Thursday, preparing it for a crushed gravel surface layer to be laid down by a Rotary “wheelbarrow brigade.”
Port Executive Director Larry Crockett said the project could be completed within two to three weeks.
“I would like to see it done by the end of May,” Crockett said Thursday, standing on the new path.
Rotary volunteers are expected to add benches and information kiosks next year.
The trail will connect to a future pocket park and parking lot, Crockett said.
The trail will eventually link up to a esplanade around the marina and the future Northwest Maritime Center, according to Crockett.
A pocket park and parking lot on part of five Port-owned acres are planned for the trail’s west end.
