Tillamook Head Trail (Northern Trailhead)

In January 1806, Clark, some enlisted men, and Sacagawea hiked up and over Tillamook Head:

“after about 2 hours labour and fatigue we reached the top of this high mountain, from the top of which I looked down with estonishment to behold the hight which we had assended, which appeared to be 10 or 12 hundred feet up a mountain which appeared to be almost perpindicular, here we met 14 Indians men and women loaded with the oil & Blubber of the whale.”
—William Clark, January 7, 1806

Today, a modern trail switchbacks up the steep slope through virgin forests with massive Sitka spruce trees. The total length is 6.5 miles, but most people hike to a couple of viewpoints and turn around.

Expect muddy conditions on the northern end of the trail, even in summer. The last 1.25 miles is in Ecola State Park, well-maintained, and connects to Cannon Beach.