Hiking trails near Florence, Oregon

55 official trails lie within 25 miles of Florence — 124 miles in total, 34 rated easy and 4 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 1,433 ft; the median trail gains 301 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Cummins Ridge	5.7	1,335 ft	Hard	44 min · 22 mi
Cummins Creek	3.9	1,433 ft	Hard	33 min · 21 mi
North Fork Smith River Trail	5.1	468 ft	Hard	1 h 28 min · 39 mi
Whittaker Creek Old Growth Trail	2.6	822 ft	Moderate	47 min · 30 mi
Gwynn Creek	2.3	934 ft	Moderate	33 min · 21 mi
Nelson Ridge (Cape Mtn Trail)	3.1	688 ft	Moderate	23 min · 10 mi
Gwynn Creek Trail	2.5	982 ft	Moderate	33 min · 21 mi
Cooks Ridge	2.5	909 ft	Moderate	42 min · 26 mi
Siltcoos Lake Trail	3.0	375 ft	Moderate	17 min · 9 mi
Kentucky Falls	1.9	772 ft	Moderate	1 h 43 min · 43 mi
Three Mile Lake North	2.9	428 ft	Moderate	26 min · 15 mi
Berry Cr. (Cape Mtn. Trail)	1.9	775 ft	Moderate	24 min · 13 mi
Wapati (Cape Mtn. Trail)	2.0	301 ft	Moderate	19 min · 9 mi
Franklin Ridge Spur	2.7	296 ft	Moderate	1 h 30 min · 47 mi
Sweet Creek	2.1	520 ft	Moderate	56 min · 28 mi
Three Mile Lake North Trail	2.9	396 ft	Moderate	26 min · 15 mi
Cummins Creek Loop Trail	1.4	800 ft	Moderate	37 min · 23 mi
Discovery Loop	1.4	452 ft	Moderate	34 min · 22 mi
Amanda'S	1.6	609 ft	Easy	38 min · 24 mi
Scurvy Ridge Trail	2.4	364 ft	Easy	24 min · 13 mi
Lookout Loop (Cape Mtn. Trail)	1.5	518 ft	Easy	23 min · 10 mi
Nelson Ridge Trail	1.9	428 ft	Easy	16 min · 8 mi
Scurvy Ridge (Cape Mtn. Trail)	2.2	366 ft	Easy	25 min · 14 mi
Wapati Trail	1.9	381 ft	Easy	19 min · 9 mi

Quick picks near Florence

Easy and short: Amanda'S — 1.6 mi, rated easy, 20 mi from town
Biggest climb: Cummins Creek — 1,433 ft over 3.9 mi, 19 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: North Fork Smith River Trail to Lower Kentucky Falls; Kentucky Falls to Lower Kentucky Falls; Sweet Creek to Sweet Creek Falls

Summits: Lookout Loop (Cape Mtn. Trail) to Cape Mountain; Lookout Loop Trail to Cape Mountain

Lakes: Whittaker Creek Old Growth Trail to Whittaker Creek Recreational Reservoir; Siltcoos Lake Trail to Erhart Lake; Three Mile Lake North to Elbow Lake; Three Mile Lake North Trail to Elbow Lake

Viewpoints: Scurvy Ridge Trail to Olson Viewpoint; Lookout Loop (Cape Mtn. Trail) to Cape Mountain; Princes Tasha (Cape Mtn.Trail) to Olson Viewpoint

Beaches: Baker Beach Loop Trail to Baker Beach

Nearby towns: Newport (43 mi) · Eugene (49 mi) · Corvallis (57 mi) · Roseburg (65 mi)

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