A ride through Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon, focusing on the Lower Columbia River, the Willapa Hills, and the Oregon Coast Range.

Start/Finish in downtown Portland, leaving the city via bike boulevards - Interstate Bridge - Downtown Vancouver. SW Wash suburbs: Felida, Ridgefield, La Center, and Woodland - challenging ramps on Green Mountain - byways paralleling I-5 to Kelso/Longview - WA-4 west, and some scenic and challenging detours, through Cathlamet, Skamokawa, KM Mountain, and Naselle to the Astoria Bridge. Stock up on overnight essentials in Astoria. OR-202 over Tidewater Summit, through Nehalem Valley, a late night food stop at Big Eddy Park, Vernonia, Banks-Vernonia Trail, Tualatin Valley, and a swift downhill into Portland and the finish.

Gravel: 5.6km.
Lewis and Clark never knew what they missed!

TENTATIVE ROUTE (NOT YET APPROVED BY RUSA) Ride With GPS link

• Registration open until midnight on Wednesday, 6/10/26.

• Email to follow on 6/11/26 with waiver and cue sheet.

• Check-in TBD