Cape Falcon Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 490 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Cape Falcon Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Oswald West State Park in Oregon, on city-managed land. The trail is about a mile long, with a low point of 133 feet and a high of 236 feet, and it rises about 90 feet from start to finish. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Seaside show July and August highs around 65 to 66°F with only about seven wet days a month, while winter months bring highs in the low 50s and rain on more than 20 days. Several other trails sit close by. Kramer Memorial Trail is about 0.7 miles away, and Sitka Spruce Trail and Elk Flats Trail are each under a mile off. Paddlers can find Short Sand Creek about 1.9 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Hart's Camp38 mi away
- Headlands Coastal Lodge & Spa39 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Cape Falcon 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
52° / 39°
21 wet
Feb
53° / 38°
18 wet
Mar
54° / 40°
20 wet
Apr
56° / 42°
17 wet
May
60° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
62° / 50°
11 wet
Jul
65° / 53°
7 wet
Aug
66° / 53°
7 wet
Sep
67° / 50°
9 wet
Oct
62° / 46°
15 wet
Nov
55° / 42°
20 wet
Dec
51° / 38°
22 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Seaside, OR, 15.7 mi away at 10 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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