Jen went hiking Wildcat Mountain May 18, 2021 12 miles 1,500 feet gained
This was the first hike described in the 2001 edition of "50 Hikes in the Tillamook State Forest". I can only recommend it as a winter hike. Gentle climb on logging road with a few bits of mature forest. However, I will definitely return on mountain bike! Lots of roads to explore, behind locked gates, no OHVs allowed. No sign of party pigs. The summit road leads to a landing that overlooks a gravel pit. Got to travel some lovely abandoned roads, scramble through two gravel pits and do some fun bushwacking. I even found single track trail that is well maintained, but very lightly used. Did a loop and trespassed onto Weyerhauser land for a bit.
Unfortunately, the only people I saw were two forest engineers who were surveying for a timber sale along Wildcat Mountain road- they made it seem like it was imminent, bummer.
