Bumping Knots Loop

Bumping Knots Loop is a 2.7-mile loop in L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park in Oregon, on city-managed land. The trail is rated easy, with a total elevation gain of 455 feet. The route starts and ends at about 300 feet, rising to a high point of 770 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.47 miles in, with a grade of 19 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Vernonia show July and August highs around 77 to 78°F, with only about four wet days a month. Winter is much wetter, with 20 wet days a month from December through February. Williams Creek Horseshoe and South Caddywhomper Way are both about half a mile away. The Banks-Vernonia State Trail and Hollies Point of View Trail are within a mile.