Citadel of the Sea Traditional Cache

Citadel of the Sea

Enjoy a spectacular hike at the north end of Lincoln City.  The route passes two very popular viewpoints:  The Knoll and The Thumb, aka God's Thumb.  Both of these sites have incredible views on clear days.

This was formerly an excellent loop hike, but unfortunately the northwest trailhead on Logan Road is now closed to hikers.  It is now an out-and-back hike.

The trailhead and very limited parking are on Port Drive at N 45 00.837 W 124 00.232 (saved as a waypoint for this cache).  If you are unable to find parking here, consider parking at Road's End State Park and walking up to the trailhead.

Please DO NOT take the very steep shortcut up from the main trail to the Knoll.  It is very slippery and hikers are damaging the hillside.  Instead, just continue up the trail the easy way.  Thanks!

I have hiked extensively in Oregon, Washington and Utah, and if forced to pick a favorite hike, it would be this one (closely followed by Cape Falcon, Saddle Mountain and Kessler Peak).

Caution:  Areas of this hike near The Thumb have extreme dropoffs and fatalities have occurred here.  Be sure to keep children and pets under control.

The photo below gives an indication of the hike.  From the left, the first summit is Cascade Head in the distance.  The black line in the photo is an antenna on the beach and not a pointer!  The next summit to the right is The Thumb.  It may look formidably steep, but is actually not a technical climb at all, but just a steep, grassy hill.

At the far right in the photo is the grassy summit of The Knoll and the location of this cache.

Enjoy a well-earned dinner in Lincoln City!