AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cape Horn Viewpoint via Cape Horn Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 38 min

Cape Horn Viewpoint via Cape Horn Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back near Bridal Veil, OR. The route reaches Cape Horn Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It climbs 254 ft. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,158 – 1,286 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cape Horn Trail 45.58527, -122.19779
Nearest town Bridal Veil, OR
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Directions

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Cape Horn Viewpoint via Cape Horn Trail

1.5 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 38 min

Elevation 1,157–1,285 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cape Horn Trail · 45.58527, -122.19779

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cape Horn Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftReach Cape Horn Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cape-horn-viewpoint-cape-horn-viewpoint-out-back-2-km-be3f

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Bridal Veil, Oregon