Fort to Sea Trail (Lewis & Clark)

Activity Notes

Distance: 12.9 miles  Elevation gain: 505 feet

Meet Target &185th  far west end lot near Starbucks at 730AM. Possible pickup at Sunset Transit Center - contact leader.

The National Park Service’s Fort to Sea Trail, accessible at all times of the year, follows a route that members of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery might have taken in order to commute to the Pacific Ocean.  Much of the trail lies within the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, which includes Sunset Beach State Recreation Site. The trail can be hiked from either end (no fee at Sunset Beach; $10 pass at Fort Clatsop). Hikers will experience dark woods of Sitka spruce, sedge wetlands, cow pastures in the Clatsop Plains, and views up and down the sweeping 16-mile stretch of beach that extends from the mouth of the Columbia to the Necanicum River.

This is is an in and out hike, little elevation, and good track.  We start at Sunset beach and  hike to Fort Clatsop. Drive is about 85 miles and 1:40.