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The Thumb via the Knoll Trailhead

2262+8R3, Lincoln City, OR 97367

4.8(29)

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ArmenaArmena

"One Day of Hiking in Portland"

Shalimar LakeShalimar Lake

A great hike for advanced beginner hikers wanting to step up and challenge themselves. Hiked trail last day of Summer 2025. Had just rained early in the morning. A little muddy but not too bad. Got on trail around 11am on a Sunday morning, not a whole lot of people there just yet and got to enjoy the trail pretty much to ourselves. Towards the afternoon more people showed up and it got pretty popular. Plenty of street parking, but can fill up on busy days. Took about an hour in and hour out but I was with a few inexperienced hikers. Lots of incline and decline to get a leg work out in. If it had been raining more for days before, the trail would have been pretty slick and some hills we would have been sliding. The trails are very wide and well maintained other then natural erosion that happens. I do NOT suggest going past ledge to the actual “thumb” at the very end of trail. To help persevere and maintain trail and SAFETY. I do believe the public are being discouraged from going past ledge for this reason

Aysha OrtegaAysha Ortega

Over 1000 ft of elevation gain from start to finish, and if you go for the full loop with the Knoll, it’ll be 5 or so miles. It’s more moderate than beginner friendly, BUT, it’s a great trail. Some loose dusty parts once you get specifically on the trail to the Thumb and back, so wear appropriate footwear with some lugs. We started at the sign across from the port-a-potty and went counter-clockwise through the loop. (Start at the curl-de-sac.) It made it a LOT easier to find where we were going, and someone etched into a sign to make it much easier to figure out which fork is to the Thumb.

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Reviews of The Thumb via the Knoll Trailhead

4.8

(29)

5.0

11w

A great hike for advanced beginner hikers wanting to step up and challenge themselves.

Hiked trail last day of Summer 2025. Had just rained early in the morning. A little muddy but not too bad. Got on trail around 11am on a Sunday morning, not a whole lot of people there just yet and got to enjoy the trail pretty much to ourselves. Towards the afternoon more people showed up and it got pretty popular. Plenty of street parking, but can fill up on busy days.

Took about an hour in and hour out but I was with a few inexperienced hikers. Lots of incline and decline to get a leg work out in. If it had been raining more for days before, the trail would have been pretty slick and some hills we would have been sliding. The trails are very wide and well maintained other then natural erosion that happens.

I do NOT suggest going past ledge to the actual “thumb” at the very end of trail. To help persevere and maintain trail and SAFETY. I do believe the public are being discouraged from going past ledge...

5.0

Over 1000 ft of elevation gain from start to finish, and if you go for the full loop with the Knoll, it’ll be 5 or so miles.

It’s more moderate than beginner friendly, BUT, it’s a great trail. Some loose dusty parts once you get specifically on the trail to the Thumb and back, so wear appropriate footwear with some lugs.

We started at the sign across from the port-a-potty and went counter-clockwise through the loop. (Start at the curl-de-sac.) It made it a LOT easier to find where we were going, and someone etched into a sign to make it much easier to figure out which fork is...

5.0

49w

One of my favorite locations I've shot an elopement in the state of Oregon! There were so many picturesque spots we stopped on the way up too! It felt like we went from a fairy forest to the Cliffs of Moher! Definitely would recommend bringing food and water for your elopement and take breaks, especially if you're not used to an fast elevation gain on a hike. Perfect elopement spot for...

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