About this place

Trailhead for the Pawn Trail #1317. The 4,000-foot loop trail takes you through an old growth forest ecosystem. The name PAWN came from an early 1900s community near the current location of the trail. PAWN is an acronym for the four families who were instrumental in establishing a post office on the upper portion of the North Fork Siuslaw River above Minerva. The four families were the Pooles, Akerleys, Worthingtons, and Nolands. Marion Woosley ran the post office so the "W" eventually came to stand for Woosley. From Florence, Oregon, travel east on Highway 126 for 1 mile to Forest Road 5070. Travel 12 miles to Forest Road 5084 keeping to the right and travel 5 miles to trailhead.