This was a nice end to a day.the trail was in great condition and the views where even better.

We parked at the Dupont Civic Center and headed down the well marked trail. It's a nice green mile or so walk down to the tunnel that takes you under the RR tracks to the beach. The view is nice here; clear water, birds, islands and Olympic mountains. We had our eye on the spit and shipwreck south of here. We headed south but were stopped by boulders blocking the beach so we headed north until boulders block the beach again. The tide was going out so we headed back south again determined to get past the boulders. It was a challenge but we made it to the beach beyond the boulders. We excitedly headed for the spit but shortly ran into the AREA CLOSED signs. From there we watched a great blue heron and many other birds enjoying their private area. Then headed back skipping rocks and checking out the shells, barnacles and muscles before getting back on the trail up to the car.

After doing a loop thru Dupont last year, & after talking w/ a workmate that just went down there decided to do the stretch of trail along Sequalitchew Creek. I wasn't able to find it at first but found it in a roundabout way. How you get to the trailhead is take Center Drive exit off I5 and follow Center Drive thru 2 or 3 lights until you get to the Civic Center. Park in the parking lot closest to City Hall (the N end). The trail begins behind (W of) City Hall. There are signs pointing the way. The trail goes to the left of a locked gate, plenty of room to get thru. The first part is gravel, then paved for a short while, then gravel again. The trail follows the creek and after a mile or so comes to a tunnel going under the railroad tracks. After coming out the other side of the tunnel you are just a short walk away from the beach. I went beach-combing only to the south. There is a sandbar a little ways to the south but at a higher tide level required getting past a stretch of big rocks which I had to climb over. The rest of the way was nice gravelly beach, even at a higher tide (tide was going out by the time of my visit). I saw a very large bald eagle on a post on the sandbar. There is also what appeared to be a big rock just beyond the sandbar. But when I zoomed in with my camera it appeared to possibly be an old hulk of a sailing vessel? I didn't see anybody else on the beach and almost nobody else on the trail. Weather ok - rain held off for the most part but a slight drizzle toward the end. Nice section of rugged coastline - check it out if you're in the area.