Lace up your boots and sample seventy-five of the best trails along the Beaver State's rugged coast. Examine the Fresnel prism lenses of Cape Meares lighthouse; wander through the rolling sand dunes along Tahkenitch Creek in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area; or pause in groves of Oregon myrtle and coastal redwoods at Alfred A. Loeb State Park. Let veteran hiker and local guide Lizann Dunegan lead you through short nature walks, challenging mountain treks, and leisurely beach strolls.

Inside you'll find: up-to-date trail information; accurate directions to popular as well as less-traveled trails; difficulty ratings for each hike; detailed trail maps; listings for local attractions, restaurants, and hotels.

Whether you are a day-hiker or long-distance trekker, old hand or novice, you'll find trails suited to every ability and interest along Oregon's beautiful coast

This guide to the Oregon Coast's greatest hiking adventures features over 50 hikes from Astoria to Gold Beach. For the experienced backpacker or the novice day-tripper, Hiking the Oregon Coast provides insider information to make each hiking trip informed and memorable, including GPS-Quality maps, clear directions from major access points, up-to-date road information, photographs, highlights, summaries, regional tips, historical tidbits, and resource information. Also included are GPS waypoint coordinates for each hike, accurate route directions, difficulty ratings, trail contacts, tips on equipment, trip planning, and hiking with dogs and children, and much more.

Portland resident Lizann Dunegan is a freelance writer and photographer specializing in writing outdoor guidebooks and travel articles on the Pacific Northwest. She has been hiking trails throughout Oregon and the Pacific Northwest for over ten years and is often accompanied by her partner Ken Skeen and two border collies, Levi and Sage. She has written numerous books for Falcon Publishing and Globe Pequot, including Hike Oregon, Mountain Bike America: Oregon, and Insiders' Guide to the Oregon Coast.

North Oregon Coast

1. Astoria Waterfront

2. Fort Stevens

3. Ecola State Park to Indian Beach

4. Cannon Beach

5. Saddle Mountain

6. Oswald West State Park Trails

7. Neahkahnie Mountain

8. Cape Meares

9. Cape Lookout

10. Munson Creek Falls

11. Cape Kiwanda State Park

12. Niagara Falls

13. Neskowin

14. Harts Cove

15. Cascade Head

16. Drift Creek Falls

17. Devils Punchbowl

o Honorable Mention Hikes

Cape Disappoint

Fort Columbia

Gales Creek

King Mountain

Seaside Promenade

Nehalem Bay

Oceanside Beach State Recreation Site

Fogarty Beach State Recreation Area

Central Oregon Coast

18. Yaquina Head Lighthouse

19. Newport Lighthouse

20. Seal Rock

21. Drift Creek Falls

22. Marys Peak

23. Alsea Falls

24. Cape Perpetua Trails

25. Heceta Head Lighthouse Trails

f126. Sweet Creek Falls

o Honorable Mention Hikes

Spencer Creek Nature Trail at Beverly Beach State Park

Cooper Ridge Trail at South Beach State Park

Chip Ross Park

Peavey Arboretum

Finley Wildlife Refuge

South Beach

Smelt Sands State Recreation Area

South Oregon Coast

27. Sutton Creek Loop

28. Pawn and Pioneer Trails

29. Kentucky Falls

30. North Fork of Smith River

31. Taylor and Carter Dunes Trails

32. Oregon Dunes Overlook Trail

33. Takenitch Creek Trails

34. Umpqua Dunes Trail

35. Golden and Silver Falls

36. Sunset Bay, Shore Acres, Cape Arago State Parks

37. South Slough Estuary Trails

38. Coquille River Lighthouse

39. New River

40. Blacklock Point

41. Cape Blanco

42. Humbug Mountain

43. Port Orford Heads

44. Grassy Knob

45. Coquille River Falls

46. Rogue River Trail

47. Illinois River Trail

48. Shrader Old Growth Trail

49. Boardman State Park

50. Alfred Loeb State Park Nature Trails

o Honorable Mention Hikes

Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park Nature Trails

Cape Mountain

Clay Creek

Siltcoos Lake

Takenitch Dunes

Umpqua Lighthouse State Park

Blue Bill Trail

Bandon's Old Towne

Hanging Rock

Vulcan Lake

Babyfoot Lake

Cape Sebastian

Whittaker Creek