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- Distance
- 180 km
- Duration
- 1 Day
- Best time
- May – Oct
- Highest point
- 240 m
US 101 where the spruce meets a hard Pacific. Haystack Rock, headlands, bridges, and fog that makes the cliffs taller. A coast that does not perform.
Top highlights
- High altitude240 m
- Haystack RockCannon Beach at an outgoing tide. The town is the start, not the day.
- Cape PerpetuaThe headland. A short climb, the whole coast laid out.
- Road qualityTwo-lane, good, slow through towns. Summer fog, winter storms, slides after rain. The Three Capes loop is a worthwhile detour off 101.
- Best timeMay – Oct
Recommended itinerary
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Start
Haystack Rock
2 km
Cape Perpetua
140 km
Heceta Head
155 km
Newport
End · 180 km
