Four County Point Trail is a 1.7 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Vernonia, Oregon that features a river and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
Nothing special. Easy walk through the woods. Shooting range nearby - lots of gunfire. Road noise for part of the hike. Good place to stretch and take a break.
Beautiful and gentle with instant views of the beautiful creek where a salmon jetted by.
An easy trail that our dogs enjoyed. You can hear the rush of cars from the highway, as well as the public shooting range nearby. Access to the creek is the highlight, as it's very peaceful down there. Not much traffic on the trail; on a Sunday afternoon we encountered two people total.
Forgot to turn the recording on so missed about 1 mile. Four County is for the four counties that intersect at the plaque. Worth doing once. Good place to get the dog out of the car. There’s a deep log jam in the creek just small enough for your dog to get into and have trouble getting out. Watch out for roots on the trail; just when you think you’ve cleared one another appears to trip you. Otherwise trail was pretty clear. Wooded and shady. The noise level is much like the Wildwood trail, except for the guns. We didn’t heari those u til about 2/3rds into it.
Not as bad as I expected from previous reviews about the noise. I heard the same - traffic & guns - but they weren't enough to be bothersome. The four county plaque at the end was not the most interesting destination. I enjoyed the creek access points the most. The trail was quite overgrown.
Easy peasy - but hard to hear that birds over the traffic from the highway on one side and what appears to be a shooting range on the other. If you’re headed to the coast and want to get out and stretch your legs, this trail is great for all skill levels. But - if you’re trying to clear your head and get out into the woods where the only thing you hear is the forest, you may want to pick another trail.
Very nice and easy trail. Like others, I found the trail a little confusing at the start. The sign says Four Point in one direction and Wolf Creek Loop in the other direction. If you record this hike it doesn’t self verify due to the trail starting at what I assume in the eastern most side of Wolf Creek...not at the Four Points trail head T sign. Anyway, it’s a nice hike with beautiful views.
Easy out and back hike, not a loop. Took us about 30 minutes to complete. Trail needs some TLC, had to navigate over downed trees. Kids loved being able to be in four counties at once. Could hear lots of gunshots off...way off...in the distance, probably target practice in the quarry to the north. Didn’t dampen our spirits at all.
Easy hike for little beginners. Took my son (3 yrs old) on his first official hike here. It was very fun watching him explore and enjoy the outdoors as much as I do. But those gunshots. Those damn gunshots. I get it. Folks want to shoot their guns and there may be some isolated places to do so, but so close to a public hiking trail? It's too bad too. Because this is one of these easy hikes to just blow off steam from being on the highway. But not with the gunshots.
We hiked this with two 7 year olds and a toddler. They managed fine, but the overgrowth made some parts of the trail tiresome to navigate. Needed a machete with me! The creek is nice and fun for the kids to explore. Seems like a firing range might be in the vicinity. Less than idyllic with gunfire in the distance.
This is a very short trail for a quick walk. It is not very strenuous. It does have some beautiful nature in it: Wolf Creek which runs by - has the clearest water I've seen. There are beavers that have built a little dam there as well. If you're looking to stretch your legs for a few minutes and see some beautiful nature, this is the stop for you. If you'd like an even more beautiful and longer hike, proceed West on the same highway 6 miles to the Sunset rest Area where the Steam Donkey Trailhead is (not included in All Trails). It has a longer walk with just beautiful greenery.
Trailhead is a little bit of a knot, make sure that you head west on the old utility access road. If you take the "trail" make sure that you head west...it ends up connection back up to the old road anyways. It was a great hike, spent some time down at the creek throwing rocks and exploring as well. A few fallen trees, but that is to be expected in the winter season.
This trail is short, but great if you are taking a trip to the beach and need a quick stop for the dogs. This trail is also neat because when you get to the end you end up standing in 4 different counties in Oregon. Other than that the trail is boring and short but great for a quick hiking spot off the highway.