Walk a stretch of the Oregon Coast Trail
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
The trail follows Oregon's 362-mile coastline from the Columbia River to California, mostly on the beach and over headlands, through 28 coastal towns. Nearly every coastal state park keeps first-come tent sites for hikers and cyclists, so it can be done a section at a time.
ModerateUnder £100 / $130A few weeksOutdoorsAlone or with othersOregon
How to start
- Download the map for one of the trail's ten sections from Oregon State Parks.
- Check the tide times, as some stretches can only be passed at low tide, and note any gap sections that use the road.
- Walk one day of it first, then plan a multi-day section using the hiker and biker camps.
Where to go
We opened this link on 27 October 2026 and found it to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. Projects run over months and stall without a rhythm, so the plan sets milestones you can see.
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