Perhaps the most beautiful part of the Oregon Coast Trail is in the south, through 14 miles of the Boardman State Scenic Corridor near Brookings. Here long-range hikers have a problem.

This is the hiker’s dilemma on the Oregon Coast Trail: There are 425 miles to cover, and so many sights to stop and see along the way that, if you're not careful, ...

An advocacy group, Friends of the Oregon Coast Trail, has been formed by Soper and Salem resident Dan Hilburn to spearhead the project. They say making it possible to hike the OCT end-to-end ...

If you like visiting the ocean for the views but prefer to swim in freshwater, head to this coastal lake in Oregon which is a ...

Hikers tackling the Oregon Coast Trail through Yachats will leave the sandy beach behind for basalt shoreline and steep forested hills. The Florence to Waldport section utilizes the 804 Trail, ...

The Oregon Coast Trail was officially declared “hikeable” in 1988, a legacy of the state’s landmark 1967 Beach Bill that granted public access to all of Oregon’s beaches, ...

Backpackers who have aspired to hike from the Willamette Valley to the Oregon coast finally have a dedicated trail to do it. The Corvallis-to-the-Sea Trail has been little more than a pipe dream ...

The Oregon Coast Trail is a roughly 400-mile route that follows the coastline from border to border. A plan to better connect pieces of the trail has just been released.

This is the scene at the start of guided hikes along a segment of the future Salmonberry Trail, an 82-mile multi-use route that will eventually connect the Willamette Valley to the Oregon Coast.

The Oregon Coast Trail has lengthy sections that require hikers to walk on the shoulder of roads, including U.S. 101 in Depoe Bay, pictured here in January 2023. Chris Lehman/KLCC.