Siuslaw National Forest · Oregon

Discovery Loop

1.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1387 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 44.2805, -124.1074 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Cape Perpetua Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Conveniently located at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center , this trailhead is the perfect place to begin your explorations of the unique coastal forest of Cape Perpetua Scenic Area .

This is the trailhead for:

Whispering Spruce Trail #1305

Cape Cove Trail #1363

Discovery Loop Trail #1387

Giant Spruce Trail #1365

Oregon Coast Trail #1308

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Every trail in Siuslaw National Forest

All 124 trails in Siuslaw National ForestFind a trailForest on fs.usda.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.