WEEK 1: OREGON COAST TRAIL – HARTS COVE

Thanks to our friends at Pelican Brewing, the first $2000 donated this week will be matched! Donate now while your gift goes twice as far. 

Donate $30 or more and you will be entered to win one of three awesome prize packs from Pelican Brewing.

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Take a peek at the prize packs!

Adventurer Prize Pack – Donate $150+ to win!

  • 2 custom Pacific City North Drinkware pint glasses
  • 1 Pelican Adventure Hammock
  • 1 Pelican Blanket
  • 2 Mixed Packs
  • 1 Case of Head Out
  • Various Merch (sweatshirt, shirt, hat, adventure mug, stickers, combo)
  • 1 $150 Gift Card to Pelican
  • Total Value: $500!

Weekend Warrior Prize Pack – Donate $100+ to win!

  • 1 custom Pacific City North Drinkware pint glasses
  • 1 Pelican Adventure Hammock
  • 1 Pelican Bluetooth Lantern
  • 1 Pelican Water Bottle
  • 1 Case of Head Out
  • Merch pack (hat, adventure mug, stickers, combo)
  • 1 $100 Gift Card to Pelican
  • Total Value: $350!

Day Tripper Prize Pack – Donate $50+ to win!

  • 1 Pelican Adventure Hammock
  • 1 Case of Head Out
  • Merch pack (hat, sweatshirt, shirt, adventure mug, stickers, combo)
  • 1 $50 Gift Card to Pelican
  • Total Value: $200!
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Can’t give $? Volunteer at any of our trail party events between 11/1 and 11/7, and you’ll be entered to win too!

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Support trail stewardship along the People’s Coast.

The Oregon Coast is a sight to be seen. Known as the People’s Coast for its unique public access, the scenic vistas and rocky shores are endlessly connected by numerous hiking trails up and down the coastline. Since 2018, TKO has teamed up with Oregon Coast Visitors Association and many other partners in a concerted effort to build a trail stewardship movement for the Oregon Coast Trail and connective trails systems.

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NORTHERN OREGON COAST TRAIL

CHALLENGES PERSIST

Three sections of the OCT will remain closed until at least spring 2023 due to extensive trail damage from a severe windstorm in 2020. TKO is actively pursuing capacity to support trail restoration and building ways for communities to get involved in opening these closed sections:

  • The North Trail at Cape Lookout State Park is closed, with a detour available via Cape Lookout Road.
  • Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain Trail at Oswald West State Park is closed from U.S. Highway 101 to the summit (45.743830, -123.947673).
  • Arch Cape to Cape Falcon Trail, also at Oswald West, is closed from the north trailhead to the crossing at U.S. Highway 101.

Each year, we see winter storms cause blowdown and slides. The OCT and its feed trails need to have a strong stewardship partner to respond so that these trails can remain!

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NORTHERN OREGON COAST TRAIL

LONG TERM VISION

The Oregon Coast Trail is made up of ten trail segments that run the length of Oregon’s 363-mile coastline. Well suited to both day hikers and thru-hikers alike, this is a trail unlike any other—exploring dramatic coastal headlands, picturesque beaches and a diversity of park and public lands by day, and connecting the amenities of Oregon’s colorful coastal towns throughout the journey. Roughly 200 miles uses the beach and 155 miles is along completed inland trails. Some sections — about 40 miles, or 10 percent of the entire route — are disconnected, inconvenient, unsafe or inaccessible during certain seasons. These are identified as “gap sections” and TKO is primed to step up and help to solve these gaps with new hiking trail advocacy and development. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Department of Transportation, federal land managers, local governments and trail advocates are all working together to close these gaps.

 

 

 

 

 

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NORTHERN OREGON COAST TRAIL

HARTS COVE

The trail down to Harts Cove is a spur trail from the Oregon Coast Trail that runs through this region of Cascade Head, within the Siuslaw National Forest just north of Lincoln City. The Harts Cove trail puts you on the edge of a cliff looking down into a churning inlet fed by a narrow waterfall known as Chitwood Creek Falls. Seabirds, seals, and sea lions can often be seen in the area, and the walk to Harts Cove takes you through some lush old-growth stands of hemlock and Sitka spruce. Here in eras past, massive lava flows entered the Pacific Ocean. Now millennia later, the high winds and storms have prevented the growth of forest and the land is dominated by flowers and grasses. This meadow exemplifies one of the rarest ecosystems in Oregon, the marine headland meadow. This habitat is critical to several key species, including the endangered Oregon silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene hippolyta), while the surrounding forest harbors spotted owls and nesting marbled murrelets. The trail is closed for half of the year to protect these threatened species.

TKO is taking a wholistic approach to the Oregon Coast Trail and its many system trails that cross and loop off to so many beach access points and scenic sites.

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Latest News

You person with a hiking pack walks along a steep mountain trail with large white flowers along the hillside and scenic views.

ACTION ALERT: Forest Service cuts to seasonal staffing will hurt trails and recreational access

This post comes with big thanks to our friends at Washington Trails Association who invited us to borrow heavily from their similar action alert! We invite you to scan the similarities and differences between Oregon and Washington in WTA’s article with a carbon copy for Oregon that we created below. 

If you hike in Oregon, odds are excellent that you’ve enjoyed trails on U.S. Forest Service land. About 39% of Oregon (yes, that’s over 14 million acres of the state) is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. National forests contain some of the most iconic landscapes, popular campgrounds and beloved hiking trails in the state. Encircle Mt. Hood on the Timberline trail, hike along a National Scenic Trail like the Deschutes River trail, visit the Oregon Dunes along the coast, or backpack in the Eagle Cap Wilderness and you are enjoying some of the over 15,000 miles of national forest trails in Oregon.

You person with a hiking pack walks along a steep mountain trail with large white flowers along the hillside and scenic views.

Millions of visitors spread out in Oregon’s 14 million acres of Forest Service lands and 15,000 miles of trails. Photo by TKO volunteer leader Neil Cadsawan

A funding crisis is putting Forest Service trails, campgrounds and other types of outdoor recreation at risk. The U.S. Forest Service is currently making major cuts to its workforce that will reduce its ability to maintain trails, clean trailhead restrooms, collect trash and provide essential services. 

BUDGET CRISIS WILL CUT JOBS AND REDUCE SERVICES

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@ by Steve Kruger

Wildfire Resilience, Shellburg Falls Reopens in the Santiam State Forest

Among the many communities, natural landscapes, and hiking trails that were set ablaze in the historic 2020 Labor Day Wildfires, the Beachie Creek fire swept across Shellburg Falls Recreation Area in the Santiam State Forest southeast of Salem. Once the smoke cleared, TKO was called upon to help! […]

@ by Steve Kruger
A large group of TKO Trail Ambassadors stand in front of a waterfall. The image is overlaid by the TKO logo.

2024 Trail Ambassadors Foster a Welcoming and Accessible Outdoors

Trails have amazing potential to bring people of all backgrounds and abilities into the outdoors, yet gaps in information prevent many from doing so. That’s where TKO Trail Ambassadors come in! These volunteers help to create a welcoming environment on Oregon’s trails by offering a friendly presence to answer questions, providing maps and other information, and recommending local businesses and attractions. Looking back on the 2024 season, it’s easy to see the positive impact their passion and dedication had on Oregon’s trails and trail users.

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@ by Steve Kruger
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