Wenatchee Foothills Trail

In recent years, development has threatened or eliminated access to areas in the foothills that local people have enjoyed for decades. The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust stepped forward to implement the community’s goal to protect the habitat, vistas, and public access that define the western edge of Wenatchee.

The foothills are a valuable community asset that require management and stewardship. We have taken the lead on guaranteeing sustainable access through properly built and maintained trails, developed trailheads, diverse community partnerships, and by buying critical properties.

With the support of hundreds of volunteers, we are working to turn the current web of informal trails into a sustainable trail system. We are extremely fortunate to have large areas of public lands in our foothills, as well as many private landowners who willingly let people cross their lands. From Horse Lake in the northern section of the foothills to Saddle Rock at the south, there are now secured access points to wander though wildflowers and shrub steppe. The Wenatchee Foothills Trail offers our community the opportunity to experience and connect with nature only minutes from our homes and places of work. A new Foothills Trail map is now available. Contact the Land Trust at (509) 667-9708 for a full size 11" x 17" map.

Download a smaller version of the Foothills Trail map.

If you want a map specific to the new Homestead Trail, click here.

If you want a map specific to the Jacobson Preserve, click here.