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HIKING
With the Coast Range running along its eastern
edge, and headlands breaking up its coastline,
Til-
lamook County
offers a variety of trails for hikers
at every level. Here you will find some of the more
unique and picturesque hikes, but don’t forget to
check out the
three capes trails
(pg.12) for some
great ocean view hikes.
Bay Ocean Spit
Once the site of an exclusive coastal resort, the
Bay Ocean Spit located on
Tillamook Bay
has
changes significantly. Originally the little known
town of
Bayocean
was the town of big dreams and
development until the doomed town eventually
succumbed to the ocean in the 1930s. Hikers will
enjoy a wonderful 9-mile stroll down a service road
to the tip to view the mouth of the Tillamook Bay,
and will cross over to the beach for their final leg
(be sure to look for the buoy on a stake that marks
your trail back to the parking lot). To find the Bay
Ocean spit take State Route 131 (Third Street west-
bound) and turn right just west of the
Tillamook
River
toward
Cape Mears
. Take the dirt road to the
parking lot.
Oswald West State Park/Falcon Cove
On the north end of the county, park at
Oswald
West State Park
offers a north tail to
Falcon Cove
and a south trail to
Devil´s Cauldron
and
Neah-
kahnie Mountain
. Falcon Cove is a relatively easy
hike involving a nearly 5-mile round trip with virtu-
ally no elevation change and great view. The south
trail will take you on a 7.6-mile round trip, with a
1,700-foot elevation gain to the 1,631-foot summit
of Neahkahnie Mountain. Don’t miss the quarter
mile spur to grab a glimpse of Devil´s Cauldron.
The south trail brings you back to Highway 101,
where you will cross to the trailhead for Neahkahn-
ie Mountain.
Neahkahnie Mountain
Rumored to be directly above the location where
Oregon’s first European settlers arrived, the Neah-
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PHOTO COURTESY CIEl dOwnIng
Cape Meares, Oregon
View from Mt. Hebo
Oswald West State Park
PHOTO COURTESY ROCkY InTERTIdal COCREaTIvE