Oregon · Mountain biking

Short Sand Beach Trail

0.3 mi
round trip
169 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Short Sand Beach Trail is a short, low-elevation mountain biking route in Oswald West State Park in Oregon, on city-managed land. The trail is an out-and-back that covers about 0.68 miles, with a total climb of 169 feet from a low point of 32 feet to a high of 97 feet. The steepest stretch comes early on, at about 0.05 miles, with a grade of 3 percent. 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. Winter is much wetter, with 21 or more wet days a month from December through March. The trail sits close to several other routes. Sitka Spruce Trail and Elk Flats Trail are each about 0.3 miles away, and Cape Falcon Trail is about 0.4 miles off. Paddlers can find Short Sand Creek about a mile away.

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Short Sand Beach 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.

    1. Jan

      52° / 39°

      21 wet

    2. Feb

      53° / 38°

      18 wet

    3. Mar

      54° / 40°

      20 wet

    4. Apr

      56° / 42°

      17 wet

    5. May

      60° / 46°

      14 wet

    6. Jun

      62° / 50°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      65° / 53°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      66° / 53°

      7 wet

    9. Sep

      67° / 50°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      62° / 46°

      15 wet

    11. Nov

      55° / 42°

      20 wet

    12. Dec

      51° / 38°

      22 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Seaside, OR, 15.6 mi away at 10 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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