Eugene, OR to Seattle, WA ?
Bill Chiles
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Adventure Cycling’s TransAm Route will get you from Eugene to Astoria. If you want, let me know and I’ll see if I still have our cue sheet from Astoria to Seattle. It will be backwards as we went the other way. It’s from 2003. If I can’t find it, I can at least pick out the towns from my journal.
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Bill Chiles
Didn't realize ACA route went through Eugene, interesting. I already sort of ruled out (but I didn't say that :-)) just cutting to the coast and doing the Pacific Coast Route north to Seattle. I was wondering about nice routes staying inland, perhaps east of Portland, then possibly picking up the Seattle-To-Portland route (though I suspect there are better routes than the STP ride uses :-)).
Thanks,
Bill
Bob Carlson
We’ve long thought of taking Amtrak to Portland and then riding back. Seattle would work too! I know the S end of the Valley well, but not the approaches to Portland. I am afraid I know even less about the WA routes.
There are numberless routes up through the Willamette Valley and few of them are bad as long as you stay off of 99. There is an official route (WV Scenic Bikeway) from Champoeg State Park to Eugene. It’s here: http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/PARKS/BIKE/WVSB_main.shtml. That would be one good source. From Portland to Seattle maybe you could follow the STP route.
Here’s some ideas. All of these start at Armitage Park out on Coburg Rd. N of Eugene. You can just ride there on Coburg Rd or there are better routes that are harder to describe.
Through Corvallis: Take Coburg Rd N through Coburg toward Harrisbug. In Harrisburg, get on Peoria Rd. and take it all the way to Corvallis, about 60 miles. From Corvallis, if you don’t mind hills, go through Philomath to King’s Valley Road. Take that to Dallas or drop down to Independence. From there you could take the WVSB or continue N and come into Portland from the West. If you don’t like hills, take small roads up to Independence.
Through Brownsville: Take Coburg Rd N through Coburg and go right on North Coburg Rd. At Diamond Hill Dr. go right. At Gap Rd go left. Gap Road will take you into Brownsville. This is actually the WVSB in this area.
An alternate route to Brownsville (longer and hillier, also prettier) is to take McKenzie View Dr. from Armitage Park. Left on Hill Rd. Left on Donna Road at Mohawk. Then left on Marcola Road. Take that N to 228 where you go left. Go right on Northern Drive. That takes you into Brownsville.
From Brownsville take 7 mile Lane or Brownsville Rd up to Albany. Or just start to follow the WVSB. I have driven up 221 out of Salem (W side of the river) and would not hesitate to ride it. It’s easy to get to Newburg on back roads. I would stay off 99. From there though, I am not sure what the best ride into Portland is.
Cheers, Bob
Eugene, OR - Tucson, AZ
Wayne Estes
Cascades, mostly on the ACA Sierra Cascades route.
Go east from Eugene on OR 126 (ACA Transamerica route). Then north on
OR 22 to Detroit. Then northeast on paved Forest Roads 46 and 42,
coming out on US 26. Then OR 35 north over Bennett Pass, on the flank
of Mt. Hood, Oregon's highest peak. Cross the Columbia river at Hood
River.
Go north on WA 141, then north on Forest Road 23 (10 miles of gravel) to
Randle. Or go west on WA 14 to Carson and ride north on Wind River road
and Forest Roads 51, 90 and 25 for a longer all-paved route to Randle
that has better views of Mt. St. Helens. In Randle you can turn left
and ride low valleys to Tacoma, or turn right and climb to Ohanapecosh
for up-close views of Mt. Rainier, Washington's highest peak. From
Ohanapecosh go west up to Paradise and come out in Tacoma. Or continue
north across Cayuse pass on WA 410 to Enumclaw, then north on WA 169
towards Seattle through much suburban sprawl. I'm not knowledgeable
about trails in the area. Maybe there is a good bike route from
Enumclaw to Seattle.
Of course this route has a LOT of climbing. Draw it up on ridewithgps
to see... The forest road segments have a long distance with no
services. Wind tends to be mild on most of the route, but the
prevailing wind is from the northwest.
I've been told that unboxed bikes can go on the AMTRAK Cascades commuter
trains between Seattle and Eugene. I plan to do that for the first time
this summer to get from Eugene to Seattle. I would appreciate any
advice about how this works. Do I load the bike myself? Is the storage
area suitable for a short wheelbase recumbent that's 4 inches longer
than a road bike?
Wayne Estes
Oakland, Oregon, USA
Margaret
From Issaquah there are trails into Seattle.
M.
roger noehren
recommended to ride south on the coast especially. Here's a discussion
on ACA: http://www.adventurecycling.org/forums/index.php?topic=5689.0;wap2
The Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway is certainly a good option.
There's an out of print book "The Pacific Crest Bicycle Trail" (1991),
which follows back roads (many unpaved) roughly paralleling the hiking
trail.
If you like mountains and forests, the paved road (Hwy 46) from
Detroit Lake (east of Salem) up to Breitenbush Hot Springs around Bald
Butte and down the Clackamas River to Estacada sw of Portland is
beautiful and has little traffic.
There's a flatter (rolling hills) route from Stayton via Silverton to
Oregon City, through farm land (Cascde Hwy & 213).
Roger
fietsBob
You talking inland? like up the valley /down the river, (it flows
North joins Columbia in Portland )
suppose you could reverse the StP route out of P'land.
I live on the OR coast, headwind , northbound, is significant.
thats why all the wise Coastal Tours start in the North.. route is
southbound. tailwinds are nice..
On May 5, 10:43 am, Bill Chiles <bill...@microsoft.com> wrote:
> I'll try searching phred, but I wonder if someone has some road names they can whip off, or links to routes they've seen, or any info that might narrow my search for a nice tour there? I can peruse the old cycleoregon routes, but I figure that's going to be a bit laborious diving in and backing up (the web is awesome, but its fundamental navigation metaphor is not always the best :-)).
>
> I was just thinking I can walk on an Amtrak with no bike box, go south a while, then ride home for a 1-2 wk tour that would be fun ... and I keep wanting to go to Eugene :-).
>
> Thanks,
> Bill