120 Hikes on the Oregon Coast (100 Hikes In...) [Paperback]

Bonnie Henderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2000 | Series: 100 Hikes In...

(NOTE: Previously titled Exploring the Wild Oregon Coast)

A completely revised and updated guide to all the best trails on the magnificent Oregon coast, including 44 new hikes and featuring natural history sidebars highlighting the various flora and fauna of the 362 miles of coastline.

From Fort Stevens to Brookings, Oregon's coast is lined with primeval forests, undulating sand dunes, secret beaches, and towering headlands. In this completely revised edition, Henderson has greatly increased the coverage of trails, with 44 new hikes, making this the most comprehensive hiking guide to the region.

Thorough descriptions of every trail are supplemented by natural history sidebars featuring plants and animals hikers are likely to encounter. Divided into five distinct sections from north to south, each section also includes information on its portion of the Oregon Coast Trail, which runs from border to border.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A wonderful book! Bonnie Henderson's love of Oregon's gorgeous coast and its natural treasures comes forth in her easy-going, straightforward, but sparkling style. She knows the coast and knows how to give it to her readers." -- Steve Lorton, Sunset Magazine

About the Author

Bonnie Henderson, is an experienced journalist and the author of Best Hikes with Children in Western and Central Oregon. A former travel writer for Sunset magazine, she has been exploring the Northwest wilderness for more than thirty years. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 2 edition (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089886576X
• ISBN-13: 978-0898865769
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,401,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great real-life hiking guide, December 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Exploring the Wild Oregon Coast (Paperback)

Bonnie Henderson's hiking books are consistently good. This one highlights some lesser-known hikes along the Oregon Coast. My parents live on the coast, and many of these hikes were pleasant surprises to them. Difficulty is accurately noted. The author, an Oregon resident, really hikes all the trails in her books. This book would be a great gift for anyone living or travelling the Oregon Coast.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read any good trails lately?, May 30, 2001

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G. Merritt (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 120 Hikes on the Oregon Coast (100 Hikes In...) (Paperback)

Two of my favorite activities, reading good books and hiking good trails, merge in this Oregon Coast hiking guide. Bonnie Henderson was raised in Portland, and lives in Eugene now. Not only does she know these trails, but she is also savvy to all the flora and fauna along the way. Her guide is organized by hikes along Oregon's North Coast, North-Central Coast, Central Coast, South-Central Coast, and South Coast, and also includes interesting information about, among other things, puffins (pp. 40-41), skunk cabbage (p. 51), bald eagles (p. 62), estuaries (p. 73) and silverspot butterflies (pp. 76-77).

I spent a week hiking many of the trails in this guide, including most of Henderson's own recommended favorites (pp. 26, 57, 96): Indian Beach to Ecola Point, Seaside Beach, Crescent Beach, Haystack Rock, Hug Point, and the Yachats 804 Trail. I especially liked the Cape Falcon and Cooks Ridge-Gwynn Creek loop trails. Rocky beaches. Loud waves. Waterfalls. Mossy trees. Old-growth forests. Foggy days. Muddy trails. The Oregon Coast is a hiker's heaven, and Henderson's wise, old trail guide contains some of heaven's best-kept secrets.

G. Merritt