Mountain Biking Oregon: A Guide to Northwest and Central Oregon's Greatest off-Road Bicycle Rides

by Lizann Dunegan

Overview

Featuring nearly 50 of the greatest mountain bike rides in Northwest and Central Oregon, local mountain biker and author Lizann Dunegan leads cyclists to some of the most scenic and varied landscapes in the state. From the northwest corner of Oregon, where rocky coastline meets the pounding waves of the Pacific Ocean, to majestic Mount Hood in the Cascade Mountain Range, to the dry sagebrush desert near Bend—this part of Oregon mesmerizes everyone who passes through. Areas covered include: Portland/Salem, Columbia River Gorge/Hood River/Mount Hood, Eugene and Oakridge, Bend and Central Oregon, the Oregon Coast, and Southwest Washington.

Readers will find comprehensive trail descriptions, from beginner to advanced, GPS-quality route maps, accurate route profiles showing the ups and downs of each ride, detailed directions to each trailhead, mile-by-mile directional cues, difficulty ratings, elevation gain, trail contacts, local information, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762725755
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	04/09/2003
Series:	Regional Mountain Biking Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	423,880
Product dimensions:	6.04(w) x 9.14(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Portland resident Lizann Dunegan is a freelance writer and photographer specializing in writing outdoor guidebooks and travel articles on the Pacific Northwest. For over ten years, she has been mountain biking in Oregon and is often accompanied by her partner Ken Skeen and two border collies. She has written many books for Falcon Publishing and Globe Pequot, including Hike Oregon, Mountain Bike America: Oregon, and The Insiders' Guide to the Oregon Coast.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
	Weather	xiii
	Flora and Fauna	xiii
	Wilderness Restrictions and Regulations	xvi
	How to Use This Book	xvi
	The Maps	xvii
	Map Legend	xviii
	Southwest Washington, Portland, and Salem
1.	Three Corner Rock	3
2.	Tarbell Trail	8
3.	Ape Canyon-Plains of Abraham-Windy Point	13
4.	Marine Drive Multiuse Path	17
5.	Leif Erikson Drive-Firelane 1	20
6.	Mount Tabor Park	24
7.	Powell Butte Nature Park	29
8.	Riverside Trail	33
9.	Molalla River Trail System	38
10.	Banks-Vernonia State Park Trail	44
11.	Tillamook State Forest	49
12.	Hagg Lake	54
13.	Silver Falls State Park	59
14.	Minto-Brown Island Park	64
	Honorable Mentions
A.	Larch Mountain	68
B.	Lewis River	69
C.	Siouxan Creek-Horseshoe Creek Falls-Chinook Falls	69
D.	Gales Creek	70
E.	Champoeg State Heritage Area	70
F.	Willamette Mission State Park	71
G.	Dan's Trail-Dimple Hill	71
H.	Marys Peak	72
	Columbia River Gorge, Hood River, and Mount Hood
15.	Gorge Trail 400	75
16.	Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail	79
17.	Surveyor's Ridge	84
18.	Fifteen Mile Creek	89
19.	East Fork Hood River	93
20.	Crosstown-Wally's Tie-Skiway Trail	97
21.	Timothy Lake	101
22.	Gunsight Ridge	105
23.	Deschutes River State Park-Harris Ranch	111
	In Addition: Mountain Bike Camping	116
	Honorable Mentions
I.	Larch Mountain	118
J.	Post Canyon Loop	118
K.	Knebal Springs Loop	119
L.	Eightmile Creek	119
M.	Old Salmon River Trail	120
N.	Skibowl	120
O.	Crosstown-Pioneer Bridle-Still Creek Loop	121
P.	Umbrella Falls-Sahalie Falls Loop	121
Q.	Clear Creek-Camas Trail	122
	Eugene and Oakridge
24.	Salmon Creek	124
25.	Larison Creek	127
26.	McKenzie River	131
27.	Row River	136
	Honorable Mentions
R.	Elijah Bristow State Park	140
S.	Goodman Trail	140
T.	Hardesty Trail	140
U.	Flat Creek-Dead Mountain Trail	141
V.	Larison Rock	141
W.	Middle Fork Willamette River	142
X.	Moon Point-Youngs Rock Loop	143
Y.	Waldo Lake Loop	143
Z.	Brice Creek	144
	Bend and Central Oregon
28.	Haystack Reservoir	146
29.	Gray Butte Loop	151
30.	Smith Rock State Park	156
	In Addition: Mountain Biking with Your Dog	161
31.	Peterson Ridge-Eagle Rock Loops	165
32.	Suttle Tie-Suttle Lake Loop	170
33.	Upper Black Butte Loop	176
34.	Shevlin Park	180
35.	Deschutes River Trail-First Street Rapids Park	184
36.	Phil's Trail-Kent's Trail Loop	188
37.	Deschutes River Trail	192
38.	Swampy Lakes-Swede Ridge Loop	197
39.	Lava Lake Loop	202
40.	Cultus Lake Loop	207
41.	Charlton Lake Trail	211
42.	Fall River Trail	216
43.	Peter Skene Ogden Trail	220
44.	Newberry Crater Rim Loop	226
	Honorable Mentions
AA.	Mzarek	230
BB.	Tumalo Creek-Tumalo Falls	230
CC.	North Fork-South Fork-Flagline Loop	231
DD.	Edison-Lava-Kwolh Butte	232
EE.	Quinn Creek	232
FF.	Twin Lakes	233
GG.	La Pine State Park	233
HH.	Sisters Tie Trail	233
II.	Coyote Creek	234
JJ.	Round Mountain	234
	Oregon Coast
45.	Fort Stevens State Park	236
46.	Cannon Beach	241
47.	Neahkahnie Mountain	245
48.	Siltcoos Lake	249
	Honorable Mentions
KK.	Nehalem Bay State Park	253
LL.	South Beach State Park	253
MM.	Cummins Creek Loop	253
	The Art of Mountain Biking	255
	Repair and Maintenance	273
	Ride Index	277
	Clubs and Trail Groups	282
	About the Author	283