The original idea for the coastal trail was from the Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council and the Oregon State Parks after the passage of the 1967 Oregon Beach Bill which established the beaches of Oregon as public passages. A good example is Highway 1 which runs through the dunes below Florence with stop signs and directional signs!
In 1998 Joanne Kittel and the volunteers of the Yachats Trails Committee completed work on Amanda’s Trail running from 101 to the top of Cape Perpetua and then the problem became connecting the dangerous crossing a major highway to the Trail. This very active and tenacious group proceeded to develop a right-of-way along the highway working with a landscaper and obtaining a grant to develop the connection of Yachats to Amanda’s Trail. The completed trail was dedicated in August 2009.
This cache is located at the beginning of the final stretch to Amanda’s Trail and ultimately the Oregon Coast Trail at the top of Cape Perpetua. The container is camoed 2in X 4in round. Continuing up the Trail will take you by five additional caches (GC4H5R6, GC2WYJZ, GC2WYJJ, GC314XP, and GC2WYK7) on the 3.2 mile hike over an 800 foot elevation change of Amanda’ Trail.