Williams Creek Horseshoe
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 518 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Williams Creek Horseshoe is a short, rolling out-and-back mountain biking route on the Banks-Vernonia State Trail in Oregon, on city-managed land. The horseshoe shape takes you about 1.8 miles out and back, with a low point at 467 feet and a high of 649 feet. The route's total climb and descent both run about 518 feet, and the steepest stretch comes early, at roughly 13% grade around 0.26 miles in. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from the nearby Vernonia weather station show July and August highs in the upper 70s and only about four wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the mid-40s and rain on 20 days a month from November through January. The route sits right along the trail network. South Caddywhomper Way is just 0.1 mile away, and the Banks-Vernonia State Trail and Bumping Knots Loop are both within half a mile. For paddlers, West Fork Dairy Creek lies about 5.4 miles off.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Williams Creek Horseshoe
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, 10.2 mi away at 625 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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