Oregon Coast Trail

A nice article about the trail and a man who is trying to preserve the coast of Oregon.

Near there, he was able to catch a boat ride across the Nestucca River - “one of the trials of the trail,” he said. He cited connecting across bays and rivers as among the most difficult obstacles on the hike, such as wading across Sand Lake and hitting the right tide so he could manage to make it waist-deep in sea water.

LePage said the 400-mile trek includes 200 miles of beach, 150 miles of trail and 50 miles of missing links. One of the first major missing links he has come across was at the 100-mile mark in Cascade Head at the Salmon River near Three Rocks Road, where there is no connection to Lincoln City.

“Anyone who has had to walk Highway 101 knows it's pretty narrow and not particularly safe, so we consider that a missing link,” he said of a key area that demands attention to truly complete the trail for the next generation of hikers. “We don't consider the Oregon Coast Trail walking Highway 101. That's not a trail, that's a road.”

Well its mostly done. Kind of like the California Coastal Trail. Add Washington's coast and you have the West Coast Trail.