Unfit Settlement View Trail
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 522 ft
- climb
- 1,498 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Unfit Settlement View Trail is a short, easy out-and-back hike in L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park in Oregon, on city-managed land. The trail is about 0.9 miles long, and the round trip covers roughly 1.8 miles with a total elevation gain of about 522 feet. The high point is about 1,498 feet, and the low point is about 1,267 feet. The steepest stretch comes early on, around the 0.3-mile mark, where the grade reaches about 42 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Vernonia show July and August highs in the upper 70s with only about four wet days a month, while winter months bring highs in the mid-40s and rain on 20 days a month. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the higher ground run cooler. The hike makes an easy pairing with mountain biking. Brush Monkey and North Caddywhomper Way are both about 0.2 miles away, and Peavey Hook Bridleway is about 0.3 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Nehalem River, about 7 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Adventures Without Limits16 mi away
- River's Edge RV Resort and Camping24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Unfit Settlement View Trail
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
46° / 32°
20 wet
Feb
49° / 31°
17 wet
Mar
54° / 33°
19 wet
Apr
59° / 36°
17 wet
May
66° / 40°
13 wet
Jun
70° / 44°
9 wet
Jul
77° / 47°
4 wet
Aug
78° / 47°
4 wet
Sep
73° / 43°
8 wet
Oct
61° / 38°
15 wet
Nov
51° / 34°
19 wet
Dec
44° / 31°
20 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Vernonia #2, OR, 7.9 mi away at 625 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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