Cape Disappointment Trail
Easy · FernLewis and Clark National Historical Park, Oregon
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Elevation gain
10m
Est. time
Route
Route type
- 12 parking areas
What to expect on this trail
- Natural surface
- Steep
- Hiking
How these were worked out
- Natural surfacerecorded
- OpenStreetMap records the surface of this trail as "ground". Source: OpenStreetMap, high confidence.
- Steepestimated
- Nine tenths of this trail is at or below a 16.8% grade, and its steepest climb reaches 7.2%. Source: DEM terrain profile, low confidence.
Biking is not listed. That means no explicit permission is recorded, which is not the same as a prohibition — see the bike section below.
Fern's Friendly Walk A gentle wander — great for kids, dogs, and wildflower stops.
About this trail
Cape Disappointment Trail is a 0.8 km trail in Oregon. Route imported from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); community descriptions, photos, and condition reports welcome.
Play the route
Fly the trail end to end, with the climb as it comes.
Conditions
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Elevation profile
Terrain sampled every 35 m from public elevation data.
- Descent
- 55 m
- High point
- 69 m
- 90th percentile grade
- 16.8%
Bike access & suitability
Legal permission and physical difficulty are evaluated separately.
Legal access
Confirm before riding
No authoritative or explicit bicycle-access rule is recorded for this trail.
Estimated MTB suitability
Difficult
53% confidence - score 53/100
- - Terrain: 16.8% 90th-percentile grade and 0 m climbing per km.
- - Surface: ground.
Source: No access source recorded - checked Aug 2, 2026 - rules v2
Posted signs and current land-manager closures always override OpenTrail.
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Frequently asked
How long is Cape Disappointment Trail?
Cape Disappointment Trail is 0.8 km (0.5 miles) as a route. Allow roughly 10m at a steady walking pace, not counting stops.
How hard is Cape Disappointment Trail?
OpenTrail rates it easy. It climbs about 0 m overall, and its steepest sustained stretches run around 17%.
Where is Cape Disappointment Trail?
Cape Disappointment Trail is in Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Oregon. The map on this page shows the full route, where it starts, and any mapped parking nearby.
Is there parking at Cape Disappointment Trail?
12 mapped parking areas sit within 1.5 km of the route. Parking comes from OpenStreetMap, so check the signage when you arrive.