Day 30 · Planned
Port Angeles East
East Port Angeles, WA
The Coho crossing and Port Angeles waterfront
This day on the route
- Planned date
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- Ferry + walking
- Planned walking
- 4.4 miles
Day 30: Victoria–Port Angeles ferry plus 4.4 planned walking miles in Washington. Water miles are excluded; sailing, entry and walking arrangements require confirmation.
Water crossing excluded from walking mileage.
Route overview, not turn-by-turn directions.
Day 30 combines the planned Victoria–Port Angeles ferry with 4.4 walking miles in Washington. The crossing’s water distance is excluded from the mileage total.
Black Ball Ferry Line’s M.V. Coho connects Victoria’s Inner Harbour with Port Angeles across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The operator describes a crossing of about 90 minutes over 22.59 nautical miles. Those water miles are part of the journey, but none are counted in the planned walking distance.
The ship’s history begins in Seattle in 1959, when it was designed and built for the Achesons’ ferry company. Its first commercial sailing to Victoria took place that December. The service links two downtown waterfronts, bringing this itinerary from Vancouver Island to the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula.
The walking plan resumes east of Port Angeles after the border arrival process, with 4.4 planned miles on land. Carlsborg follows on Day 31, then Blyn, Discovery Bay and Quilcene. Together they form the planned peninsula chapter, leading from the strait toward Hood Canal.
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- About Black Ball Ferry Line — checked Sep 5, 2026
