Planning for the OCT

Since it seems to be hard to find a lot of information for anyone attempting a through hike of the Oregon Coast Trail I decided to post all of my planning information in my blog.  When I am done I will post how well these worked!

To start I do want to mention the National Coast Trail Association web site.  This appears to be the beginning of a site that could one day provide a lot more information.  This site also provides a link to tide charts which will prove useful getting around some of those rocky points at the right time!

http://www.coasttrails.org/about.html

Map Sources

Oregon State Parks Maps of the Oregon Coast Trail

With the exception of posting any mileages, these are great maps and what I plan on using for the hike.

http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/parks/Pages/oct_main.aspx

ODOT - Oregon Coast Bike Route Maps

This set of maps will not reflect actual mileages for the OCT, but the bike ride is nearly the same distance as the hike and provides a guide for mileages.  It also provides some great information about the towns and state parks you may want to use.

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BIKEPED/docs/oregon_coast_bike_route_map.pdf

DeLorme - Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer

I plan to rip out the coast line pages and use these as my topo maps.

https://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtdItemDetail.jsp?beginIndex=0&item=274&section=10096

Camping & Resupply Planning

National Coast Trail Association

The National Coast Trail Association site provides a list of possible camp spots.  They give you some great suggestions for an itinerary that can be used as a starting point for planning.

http://www.coasttrails.org/plan.html

Below I am posting the spreadsheet I used to plan an approximate schedule.  Note that the miles used for the segments have been pulled from the Oregon Coast Bike Route Maps so will differ from hiking miles.  Again, since information is limited, I am using this so that I have a general idea where I will be for friends and family that have said they would visit.

Hope this helps future coastal through hikers out there.

Happy Trails,

Midnight Chocolate

From	To	Seg Miles	Cum Miles	Seg Mi/Day	Days to Complete Segment	Rest Days	Cumulative Days (Rounded)	Date From	Date To
Northbound - Southern Terminus to Northern Terminus
CA Border	Brookings	7	368	15	0.47	0	1	Saturday, June 14,	Sunday, June 15,
Brookings	Pistol River	17	361	15	1.13	0	2.00	Sunday, June 15,	Monday, June 16,
Pistol River	Gold Beach	11	344	20	0.55	0	3.00	Monday, June 16,	Tuesday, June 17,
Gold Beach	Port Orford	28	333	20	1.40	0	4.00	Tuesday, June 17,	Wednesday, June 18,
Port Orford	Langlois	12	305	20	0.60	0	5.00	Wednesday, June 18,	Thursday, June 19,
Langlois	Bandon	17	293	20	0.85	3	9.00	Thursday, June 19,	Monday, June 23,
Bandon	North Bend	29	276	20	1.45	0	10.00	Monday, June 23,	Tuesday, June 24,
North Bend	Reedsport	24	247	20	1.20	0.5	12.00	Tuesday, June 24,	Thursday, June 26,
Reedsport	Florence	22	223	20	1.10	0	13.00	Thursday, June 26,	Friday, June 27,
Florence	Yachats	26	201	20	1.30	0	14.00	Friday, June 27,	Saturday, June 28,
Yachats	Waldport	8	175	20	0.40	1	15.00	Saturday, June 28,	Sunday, June 29,
Waldport	Newport	18	167	20	0.90	0	16.00	Sunday, June 29,	Monday, June 30,
Newport	Depoe Bay	15	149	20	0.75	0	17.00	Monday, June 30,	Tuesday, July 1,
Depoe Bay	Lincoln City	13	134	20	0.65	0	18.00	Tuesday, July 1,	Wednesday, July 2,
Lincoln City	Neskowin	17	121	20	0.85	1	20.00	Wednesday, July 2,	Friday, July 4,
Neskowin	Tillamook	34	104	20	1.70	0	22.00	Friday, July 4,	Sunday, July 6,
Tillamook	Rockaway Beach	16	70	20	0.80	0.5	23.00	Sunday, July 6,	Monday, July 7,
Rockaway Beach	Seaside	35	54	20	1.75	0	25.00	Monday, July 7,	Wednesday, July 9,
Seaside	North Terminus	19	19	20	0.95	0	26.00	Wednesday, July 9,	Thursday, July 10,
Southbound - Northern Terminus to Southern Terminus
Start	Seaside	19	19	15	1.27	0	2	Saturday, June 14,	Monday, June 16,
Seaside	Rockaway Beach	35	54	20	1.75	0	3.75	Monday, June 16,	Tuesday, June 17,
Rockaway Beach	Tillamook	16	70	20	0.80	0.5	5.05	Tuesday, June 17,	Thursday, June 19,
Tillamook	Neskowin	34	104	20	1.70	0	6.75	Thursday, June 19,	Friday, June 20,
Neskowin	Lincoln City	17	121	20	0.85	0	7.60	Friday, June 20,	Saturday, June 21,
Lincoln City	Depoe Bay	13	134	20	0.65	0	8.25	Saturday, June 21,	Sunday, June 22,
Depoe Bay	Newport	15	149	20	0.75	0.5	9.50	Sunday, June 22,	Monday, June 23,
Newport	Waldport	18	167	20	0.90	0	10.40	Monday, June 23,	Tuesday, June 24,
Waldport	Yachats	8	175	20	0.40	0	10.80	Tuesday, June 24,	Tuesday, June 24,
Yachats	Florence	26	201	20	1.30	0	12.10	Tuesday, June 24,	Thursday, June 26,
Florence	Reedsport	22	223	20	1.10	1	14.20	Thursday, June 26,	Saturday, June 28,
Reedsport	North Bend	24	247	20	1.20	0	15.40	Saturday, June 28,	Sunday, June 29,
North Bend	Bandon	29	276	20	1.45	0	16.85	Sunday, June 29,	Monday, June 30,
Bandon	Langlois	17	293	20	0.85	0	17.70	Monday, June 30,	Tuesday, July 1,
Langlois	Port Orford	12	305	20	0.60	0	18.30	Tuesday, July 1,	Wednesday, July 2,
Port Orford	Gold Beach	28	333	20	1.40	0	19.70	Wednesday, July 2,	Thursday, July 3,
Gold Beach	Pistol River	11	344	20	0.55	0	20.25	Thursday, July 3,	Friday, July 4,
Pistol River	Brookings	17	361	20	0.85	0	21.10	Friday, July 4,	Saturday, July 5,
Brookings	CA Border	7	368	20	0.35	0	21.45	Saturday, July 5,	Saturday, July 5,