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HWY 305 & High School Road Intersection NKTA's PS2P Collaborative partner, the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation, along with other local nonprofits will host a FREE public presentation on nonmotorized safety on the design of Hwy. 305 future roundabout.  The planned presentation is by Haskoning, a Netherlands-based engineering firm recognized internationally for its sustainable transportation design work.  WHEN : Feb. 12, 2026 @ 7:00 p.m. WHERE : Bainbridge's Woodw

Kitsap’s Sound to Olympics (STO) Trail  is part of the grand vision called the Great American Rail Trail  (GART) that connects WA state to WA DC, but do you know all the history… NKTA  participated in the 2018 Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s  (RTC) workshop held in WA state to help RTC decide the final route.  Would the route go south of the Olympic Mountains or around the north side to the Pacific Ocean via the STO & the Olympic Discovery Trails (ODT).  There was a lot of pass

Start/Finish Line : Mike Wallace Park, Kingston WA Take a virtual ride thru Kitsap's colorful landscape. As another "atmospheric-river" storm rolls off the pacific, we can now only dream about the beautiful NW autumn colors throughout Kitsap. The many sunbreaks during the otherwise cloudy event exposed Kitsap's beauty to the many Cascade Bike Club riders. NKTA 's info booth was located in The Kingston Public Market across from the Chamber of Commerce's beer garden and had

Edge lane roads (ELR's), also known as advisory bike lanes or advisory shoulders, are an area on the edge of an existing roadway that offers prioritized safe space for pedestrian and bicyclists. While the edge lane road safety concept is not new in Europe, these existing road upgrades are now being used across North America on roadways that are too narrow for dedicated bike lane improvements. Many of Kitsap's low-traffic streets and roads are prime for this low-cost safety up

Kitsap County Commissioners C. Rolfes, K. Walters & Port Gamble S'Klallam Elder M. Grady In mid October 2025, NKTA's board members attended the grand opening of Kitsap County's newest park, Eglon Forest Park located just north of Kingston WA. Kitsap County acquired the ~640-acre forest trust lands from WA's Dept. of Natural Resources in January 2025. In a previous year, NKTA donated funds for local stewards to purchase materials for safety improvements on an existing trail

On Sept. 5, 2025 NKTA participated in a " Policy Ride on the Sound to Olympics (STO)" route that was facilitated by the City of Poulsbo...

August 25, 2025 North Kitsap Trails Association’s (NKTA) mission is “To unite North Kitsap County with a regional system of land and water trails that promotes stewardship of natural resources and enhances our communities’ livability”. With grant support from the National Park Service and extensive community participation, NKTA wrote a Trail Plan reflecting our two highest community priorities: to acquire access for the route of the Sound to Olympics (STO) Trail and conserve

Construction is progressing at the North Gateway Trailhead in Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park.  This project will serve as a primary "...

Spanning 467 acres of vital forestland, the Divide Community Forest (commonly referred to as The Divide) straddles the Grovers Creek and...

It has been five years since the Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) introduced its ambitious vision for the Great American Rail-Trail...

TODAY OR ANY DAY ... Leafline has put together a collection of their favorite routes that incorporate trails from the regional Leafline...

Linda Berry-Maraist, President of the North Kitsap Trails Association (NKTA), will describe the land acquisitions now amounting to 5,000...

GPC Workshops on Future Plans Community Forest Engagement Process Join Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) to help shape the future of The...

Urgent action needed! The U.S. Secretary of Transportation might cancel the Puget Sound to Pacific RAISE grant and other bike...

Come one, come All ye Vikings! Please join Poulsbo Rotary Club and the City of Poulsbo for a fun filled day on May 24, 2025. The Viking...

Shared use trail and more STO signage The City of Poulsbo completed the Johnson Parkway & SR Hwy 305 roundabout project at the end of...

You can help make it great! ***THANK YOU *** The Kitsap Great Give is a 24-hour "give-day" that unites our community to support the...

Why Choose Trails NKTA’s mission is to unite North Kitsap County with regional land and water trails, promote stewardship of our natural...

Board is looking for awesome new members with soil in their blood NKTA fulfills several functions in carrying out it’s mission  to...

RAISE Grant Recipients Announced U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) announced that the City of Port Angeles has been awarded a...