Maryhill - Sunday, May 30, 2010
SUMMARY
The ride starts out on WA Hwy 14 east to just north of Biggs for a stop at Stonehenge overlooking the Columbia River. The route then backtracks to Maryhill to cross the river on Hwy 97. After gassing up in Biggs, the road rises up onto the hills to the east of The Dalles, passing by tiny Wasco and through Moro and Grass Valley, then heading west to Tygh Valley. Lunch is at the Pastime Restaurant & Saloon in Dufur. From Dufur there's a stretch of cross country through farmland and forest to the Robin Hood turnoff onto Hwy 35 and Mt. Hood, then back to Portland on Hwy 26 or Hood River and I-84. A bonus stretch to the day on the Barlow Trail is an option between Zigzag and Gresham.
- Meet at Elmer's Restaurant
at 9660 SE Stark St., Portland, OR 97216 Tel: (503) 256-0333 at 8:00am
- Go north on I-205 and take the Glenn Jackson Bridge to WA Hwy 14 east
- Follow Hwy 14 through Stevenson, Bingen and Lyle to Maryhill
- At Maryhill, CONTINUE past Hwy 97, approx. 1 mile then TURN RIGHT onto Stonehenge Drive and STOP FOR BREAK
- From Stonehenge, CONTINUE WEST to Maryhill and rejoin Hwy 97 to cross over the bridge (NO TOLL REQUIRED) to Biggs Junction. STOP FOR GAS (Approx. 100 miles)
- From Biggs Junction CONTINUE SOUTH on OR Hwy 97 to Wasco, Moro and Grass Valley
- In Grass Valley, TURN RIGHT onto OR Hwy 216 and CONTINUE EAST to Tygh Valley
- In Tygh Valley, TURN RIGHT and GO NORTH on OR Hwy 197 to Dufur and STOP FOR LUNCH at the Dufur Pastime Restaurant & Saloon. Tel. 541-467-9248
- From Dufur, CONTINUE SOUTH and TURN RIGHT onto the Dufur Valley Road and CONTINUE WEST to the intersection with OR Hwy 35
- At Hwy 35, TURN LEFT and CONTINUE SOUTH to OR Hwy 26
- At Hwy 26, MERGE RIGHT and CONTINUE WEST to Government Camp and STOP FOR GAS (Approx. 135 miles)
- From Government Camp, CONTINUE WEST on Hwy 26 to Zigzag
- In Zigzag, turn right onto E Lolo Pass Road and go approx. 1 mile then TURN LEFT on E Barlow Trail Road.
- After approx. 7 miles, TURN RIGHT onto SE Marmot Road
- After approx. 9 miles, TURN RIGHT onto SE Shipley Road (single lane).
- After approx. 1.5 miles, TURN RIGHT onto SE Ten Eyck Road
- After 4 miles, TURN LEFT onto SE Dodge Park Blvd
- After 5 miles, TURN RIGHT onto SE Orient Drive
- After 2 miles, SE Orient Drive becomes SE Kane Road / SE 257th Ave
- Continue north approx. 5 miles and TURN LEFT on to I-84 and CONTINUE WEST to Portland and END OF RIDE
- Total miles: Approx. 285
- Longest gas interval miles: 135
- Conditions as of 5/30/10: Winter road damage on Dufur Valley Road and Hwy 26.
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