Connecting Places & People
Trails contribute to the vitality of our community.
Trails to Health – Trails expand opportunities for activities that contribute to physical and mental well-being.
Trails to Community – Trails connect neighborhoods and provide more direct routes to parks, schools, commercial areas, and other activity centers.
Trails to Nature – Trails pass through forests and meadows and along beaches. Neighborhood streets connect established nature trails.
Trails to Safety – Trails are located away from busy roads and connect local streets, allowing pedestrians to avoid car and truck traffic.
Trails to Prosperity – Trails increase home values and provide recreational opportunities that attract tourists.
These benefits result from the collaboration of neighbors. Private and public property owners provide access to small portions of their lands. Volunteers build and maintain the trails. Together, we create a valuable community asset at very little expense.
Information for Landowners
Community trails are made possible by many landowners, each allowing use of a narrow ribbon of their land for a segment of a trail. Each segment is like a link in a chain, which by itself has little use, but, when joined with other links, creates something useful.
Each landowner can walk only a short distance on his or her own land, while adjacent landowners together can create a trail that provides recreational opportunities and connects their lands to neighbors, parks, and other amenities. READ ALL THE FAQs
Build The Trails
HELP MAP WHIDBEY ISLAND TRAILS
DOWNLOAD A GPS App
Download a GPS app, such as GPS Tracks (available for both iPhone and Android). It's easy to use, records your route in a format we can add to the Trail Map, and costs $4.99. (Requires mobile data usage.) Or you can use any GPS device that produces a .kml or .kmz file.
GO FOR A WALK
Walk your neighborhood trail while using the Record Track function of your GPS app.
SHARE YOUR TRAIL
Once you have your trail mapped in your GPS app, send the track to IslandTrails@Whidbey.com. We will verify that the trail fits within our community guidelines and add it to the Trail Map.
HELP WITH TRAIL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
Our trail crews have a fun and rewarding experience. Volunteers provide the enthusiasm, we provide the training and tools. You can volunteer on your own to work side-by-side with your neighbors. Or you can volunteer along with other members of your favorite organization for a team-building experience. You can also serve as a trail steward to identify maintenance needs after trail construction is completed. Use the contact form below to let us know that you're interested.
Contact Us
Please use the form below to reach out with any question, suggestions or to obtain information about establishing trails in your neighborhood.