![]() ![]() ![]() The C2C Trail also connects with the Oregon Coast Trail and the Willamette Water Trail. At the end of traveling the entire route, you can splash in the cool waters of the Willamette River or the Pacific Ocean. You can journey under your own power (hike or bike) for an afternoon, a day, a weekend or even a week through this land. Hiking the trail, it is possible to travel from the valley through the coast range at the pace of the Native Americans, early settlers and naturalists. Please respect all lands as you pass.Īnd remember that the C2C Trail is located within the traditional homelands of the Ampinefu or Marys River Band of Kalapuya, Wusi’n or Alsea People, and the Yaqo’n or Yaquina People. We have revokable arrangements with private landowners and timber managers for traversing the remaining lands along the route. From Harlan to the coast, gravel and paved roads provide alternative bike routes for the trail. On the western half, there are about 8 miles on existing trails or new trails. About 5 miles of this route are on Forest Service land. This half runs about 30 miles from Corvallis to the USFS Big Elk Campground west of the community of Harlan. The eastern half of the route uses mainly a mixture of private and County roads and multi-use paths with a bit of existing and new trail. Unless you are willing to hike or bike on roads or highway shoulders, be selective and don’t undertake the entire C2C route. The C2C Trail route is not all foot trail in fact, there are some miles of open road and even one short bit of highway. The hiking trail is largely on abandoned or gated road corridors and existing low-traffic roads. Most of the route is on lands and roads in public ownership and tied to timber management practices. Miles of paved and gravel roads through the Coast Range could provide several alternative C2C biking routes see Bicycle Routes for a map and descriptions. Get detailed directions to hike the entire trail in segments from east to west here. However, parking at trailheads is scarce or limited or not available. There are numerous intermediate trail access points from US Forest Service and County roads, and the bicycle route uses many of these same roads. Most people hike east to west. Public transit from Newport, and Seal Rock, Oregon, is available for the return trip. The full route (60 miles) of the Corvallis-to-the-Sea (“C2C” for short) Trail has two points of hiking origination: 1) east in downtown Corvallis, Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette River and Marys River (Shawala Park), or alternatively at the Benton County Fairgrounds and 2) west at Ona Beach State Park on the Pacific Ocean. This is a hiking and biking trail through the Oregon Coast Range that connects the Heart of the Willamette Valley with the Central Oregon Coast.
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