Completed 27 years ago in 1998, it follows the former Union Pacific Railroad[1] right-of-way and connects the rural university towns on the Palouse across the state border.
[2] From Pullman, the trail's seven-mile (11 km) route gently climbs eastward along Paradise Creek, crossing it twelve times on original railroad bridges.
The Latah Trail travels twelve miles (20 km) east to the small city of Troy at 2,487 feet (758 m).
All three trails follow former rail corridors and result in a total length of 22 miles (35 km) from Pullman to Troy.
[7] After 12 years of community efforts and donations, along with agency cooperation,[8][9][10] the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail was dedicated on April 4, 1998.