Some highlights of running in the Nehalem Bay area fantastic, runnable beaches, a short bike path in Nehalem Bay State Park, and some quiet streets in Manzanita.
Beaches. Gorgeous, wide 5-mile beach for running, with firm, packed sand and great views. Starts as Neahkahnie Beach at the north end at Neakahnie-Manzanita State Park, continues south to Manzanita (1.3 miles), Nehalem Bay State Park/Sunset Beach (3 miles), to the end of Nehalem Beach at North Jetty. ROUTE MAP (One-Way)
For another beach, across the spit at South Jetty is Nedonna Beach, where there’s 6 more miles of beach running, including Manhattan Beach and Rockaway Beach. The northern end at Nadona Beach is wider, the southern end can be narrower.
Bike Path. A 2-mile forested bike path in Nehalem Bay State Park starts near the ranger station. PARK MAP.
Road Running: Some quiet roads for running in the coastal town of Manzanita, including about 1 mile of waterfront road and a small city park. Also, a longer road run can be Classic Rd. from Manzanita into the State Park. There are some scenic sections of the Coast Highway in this area, but the shoulder tends to be narrow/inconsistent and we don’t recommend it for running.
Some highlights of running in the Nehalem Bay area fantastic, runnable beaches, a short bike path in Nehalem Bay State Park, and some quiet streets in Manzanita.
Beaches. Gorgeous, wide 5-mile beach for running, with firm, packed sand and great views. Starts as Neahkahnie Beach at the north end at Neakahnie-Manzanita State Park, continues south to Manzanita (1.3 miles), Nehalem Bay State Park/Sunset Beach (3 miles), to the end of Nehalem Beach at North Jetty. ROUTE MAP (One-Way)
For another beach, across the spit at South Jetty is Nedonna Beach, where there’s 6 more miles of beach running, including Manhattan Beach and Rockaway Beach. The northern end at Nadona Beach is wider, the southern end can be narrower.
Bike Path. A 2-mile forested bike path in Nehalem Bay State Park starts near the ranger station. PARK MAP.
Road Running: Some quiet roads for running in the coastal town of Manzanita, including about 1 mile of waterfront road and a small city park. Also, a longer road run can be Classic Rd. from Manzanita into the State Park. There are some scenic sections of the Coast Highway in this area, but the shoulder tends to be narrow/inconsistent and we don’t recommend it for running.
The Long Beach Peninsula stretches for more than 20 miles and includes six state parks, gorgeous beach, and scenic rain forest. Running highlights include the 7+ mile Discovery Trail, trails at Cape Discovery State Park, and miles of gorgeous beach running.
The 20-mile stretch between Seaside and Fort Stevens State Park features an excellent variety of scenic running options: a Boardwalk, miles of fantastic beach running, paved bike trails in Fort Stevens State Park, and some excellent trail running.
Fantastic running on 3-mile long Cannon Beach. Firm sand and great views of Haystack Rock. Also enjoy quiet side streets in town, and a scenic section of the Coast Highway headed south. Trail runners will love the 7+ miles of trails in Ecola State Park.
Fantastic running options in this area. Favorites include some waterside roads on the Bayocean Peninsula and along Tillamook Bay, the 5-mile coastal trail on the beach to the end of Netarts Bay, and some trail running in Cape Lookout State Park.
Two great beach running options on Kiwanda Beach. Up to 3.2 miles at Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area, with views to Haystack Rock, including a unique sand dune hill that can be run up & down. Just south, nice beach running between Porter Point and Neskowin.
In Newport, fantastic beach running along Beverly Beach at the popular Devil's Punchbowl area. Just south at Yaquina Head, get some hill work in on paved surface with a jaunt to the lighthouse or some of the hill trails. Fantastic views!
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For another beach, across the spit at South Jetty is Nedonna Beach, where there’s 6 more miles of beach running, including Manhattan Beach and Rockaway Beach. The northern end at Nadona Beach is wider, the southern end can be narrower.
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