Saddle Up Part One / Tillamook State Forest

Saddle Up Part One is one of the few trails in the Tillamook State Forest with a shelf-style road where there is big exposure if a driving mistake is made. There is nowhere to turn around once committed to the trail and only one or two places where one or at most two vehicles can get off the road to let others pass. Limited sight lines make for an exciting time wondering what or who is around the next bend. An optional obstacle makes for an interesting puzzle to tackle. The views on a clear day from the section of trail around Waypoint 2 make it all worthwhile though. Expansive panoramas to the south provide a stunning setting to take photos of vehicles seemingly perched on the edge of a cliff. On stormy days, near white-out conditions can frequently occur where visibility is no more than 100 feet at times. Even on bad weather days, Saddle Up Part One is still a worthwhile trail for adventurous explorers in the Tillamook State Forest.