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Hobbit Trail - Heceta Lighthouse Trail walking route map in Florence, Oregon, USA
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Hobbit Trail - Heceta Lighthouse Trail
Florence, Oregon, USA

Hobbit Trail - Heceta Lighthouse Trail

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Length4.8 mi
Elev. Gain1075.8 ft
Est. Steps11000
Forest
Scenic views
Quiet place
Grassland
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Hobbit Trail - Heceta Lighthouse Trail Introduction

Hobbit Trail - Heceta Lighthouse Trail is a 4.8 mile (11,000-step) route located near Florence, Oregon, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 1075.8 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Forest hike from Pacific sand beach with up - down oscillations to 500’ top elevation above the Heceta Head lighthouse. Spectacular views of coastline north and lighthouse, horseshoe bay and Pacific Coast Highway bridge.

Attractions Near Hobbit Trail - Heceta Lighthouse Trail

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Cape Creek Bridge

Historical
Cape Creek Bridge is an arch bridge that spans Cape Creek in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The bridge carries U.S. Route 101. Opened in 1932, it was designed by noted bridge engineer Conde McCullough and built of reinforced concrete by John K. Holt. The total length of the bridge is 619 feet (188.6 m), with a main span of 220 feet (67 m).

Heceta Head Light

Building
Heceta Head Light is a lighthouse on the Oregon Coast 13 miles (21 km) north of Florence, and 13 miles (21 km) south of Yachats in the United States. It is located at Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint, a state park, midway up a 205-foot-tall (62 m) headland. Built in 1894, the 56-foot (17 m)-tall lighthouse shines a beam visible for 21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi), making it the strongest light on the Oregon Coast.

Heceta Head

Place
Heceta Head ( hə-SEE-tə) is a headland that stands 1,000 feet (300 m) above the Pacific Ocean in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The Heceta Head Light is located on its south side. Heceta Head is named after the Basque explorer under Spanish Commission, Bruno de Heceta, who explored the Pacific Northwest in the 1770s.

Cape Creek

Place
Cape Creek is a stream that enters the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Lane County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Beginning near Herman Peak in the Central Oregon Coast Range, it flows generally west through the Siuslaw National Forest to the ocean at Heceta Head. The creek's named tributaries are North Fork Cape Creek and, further downstream, Wapiti Creek.

Hobbit Beach Trail

Tourist Attraction

Cape Cove

Water

Conical Rock

Landform

Heceta Head Lighthouse State Park

Park
Last updated: May 1, 2025

Route Details

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Length

4.8 mi
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Elev. Gain

1075.8 ft
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Est. Steps

11000
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