Central and Southern Coast Trails
Submitted by Ryan_K on Sun, 03/30/2008 - 10:16am.
I am looking for information on trails along Oregon's central and southern coast. Last year I had a great ride at Cape Perpetua and was interested in knowing about other trails that might be in the same area and also further south along the coast.
Anyone have any info? Thanks!
Cummins Creek Trail = Good Times!
I was out on the Oregon coast two weekends ago. I camped at the Cummins Creek Trailhead near Cape Perpetua so that I could get an early morning ride in on the loop trail. To my knowledge, this is one of few trails open to mountain biking along this portion of the Oregon coast.
Cummins Creek Loop offers over 1,000 feet of elevation gain over a relatively short distance. The trail follows an old road grade up from nearly sea level to a viewpoint of the Cummins Creek drainage from a more open section of trail. I rode this trail almost exaclty one year ago and found the weather conditions to be similar this time around - foggy, windy, and rainy. The viewpoint did not offer much siteseeing for me either time I rode this trail.
This trail can be ridden as an out and back for a beginner-intermediate rider following the road grade, as an loop for the intermediate-advance rider following the road grade up and single track down, or as an out and back for the intermediate-advanced rider following the single track. The single track portion of this trail is a hoot! It is steep and winding with many roots. There were a few spots of large windfall due to winter storms.
I recommend checking this trail out if you are headed to the Cape Perpetua area.
Here are a few photos from the ride: