Cape Lookout Trail

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buck
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Cape Lookout Trail

Post by buck » November 27th, 2014, 6:27 am

Two times in the last week, I have seen people on bikes on the Cape Lookout Trail at the Oregon Coast. The trailhead signs clearly post no bikes. I am a mountain biker myself, but felt a need to remind others to respect the rules.

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Born2BBrad
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Re: Cape Lookout Trail

Post by Born2BBrad » November 27th, 2014, 12:46 pm

I also have seen tire tracks on trails where bikes should not be. Once I came across a mountain biker heading deeper into the Three Sisters Wilderness. He played stupid when confronted and turned around.

There is a certain subset of mountain bikers, likely small, that will do whatever they want. Who is going to stop them? I'll confront rule breakers verbally, but not physically.
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Re: Cape Lookout Trail

Post by retired jerry » November 27th, 2014, 2:20 pm

I was camped at night on the Timberline Trail at Newton Creek. Bicyclers rode by with their lights. They had headlamps and were looking around in different directions. Very spooky until I figured out what it was. I give them credit for getting the bicycles down the cliff to Newton Creek :)

I don't really care what they do as long as they don't run people off the trail or cause excessive erosion.

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Re: Cape Lookout Trail

Post by dirt farmer » November 27th, 2014, 9:36 pm

I, too, am a huge mountain biking fan (much more so than hiking!), but I would never bike that trail. It's always a sloppy, muddy mess! Mud is several inches deep!

I'll try to pass along a kindly reminder on the mtbr.com forums!

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Re: Cape Lookout Trail

Post by 200,000' » December 1st, 2014, 1:46 pm

buck wrote:Two times in the last week, I have seen people on bikes on the Cape Lookout Trail at the Oregon Coast. The trailhead signs clearly post no bikes. I am a mountain biker myself, but felt a need to remind others to respect the rules.
Next they'll be on Cape Lookouts southside trail, biking the short-cut-the-switchback cut trails that the surfers have created in their hurry to get to the cove. What a mess that'll be.

I don't hesitate to confront people who are where they shouldn't be.

PS. I like bikes, and have three.

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