Travel to Baker City. The Mountain View RV Park and Churchill School Bike & Ski Hostel are good places to stage the tour from. There are showers, restrooms, and laundry. Contact them for vehicle storage on-site.

1. Climb (1) at mile 24 is the Sparta Grade: – 4 mi @ 6%.
2. Climb (2) at mile 46 is the Richland Grade: 4.5 m @ 8.7% of which 3 m @ 9%.
3. Services and Water in Richland at mile 43.
4. Highest Traffic: Hwy 86 near Baker City with a traffic volume (AADT) of 844 steadily decreases going east to 578 before the Richland Grade (source: ODOT TransGIS).

• Breakfast at the Inland Cafe.
• Pass by the Oregon Trail Memorial and Interpretive Center.
• New Bridge – Sparta gravel section miles 24 to 42 or 18 miles of gravel. Gold is said to have been discovered in Sparta in 1872. The town flourished for a while but soon found itself running out of water. A 32-mile ditch was built that provided the much-needed water for mining operations. As soon as the ditch was completed, the gold supply started to run out. In 1915, all hard rock mining ceased. The Sparta store of 1878 still stands.
• Camp at Halfway Motel & RV Park with showers and laundry.
• Dinner at the Main Place in Halfway.
• Halfway has minimal services.

1. Climb – 17 m and 3 m or 20 m @ 3.5%.
2. Water at mile 31 Brant Spring (black plastic hose) on the east side (on your right while climbing). Other water sources at USFS campgrounds along the way are labeled as unsafe.
3. Road shoulders and the campsite are known to have goatheads.
4. Highest Traffic: Hwy 86 heading east out of Halfway with a traffic volume (AADT) of 313 steadily decreasing going east to 119 on Wallowa Mountain Road Route 39. (source: ODOT TransGIS).

• Breakfast at Wild Bill’s.
• No services beyond Halfway.
• Dinner at the Imnaha Store & Tavern which provides minimal services.
• Stay at the Imnaha Canyon Lodging & R.V. (830.719.5141) Camping there is possible, but the only way to shower and access a toilet is via a room. The proprietor Heather is bike friendly and eager to help. Similarly, Cody, the proprietor of the Imnaha Tavern (830.719.5141) is bike friendly and has offered showers at minimal costs to dispersed campers. Call in advance.
• Hells Canyon Overlook.
• Imnaha River, a National Wild and Scenic River.
• Eugene Pallette’s Ranch, a 1930s survivalist ranch.
• College Creek Ranger Station, on the National Register of Historic Places.

1. Shoulders are known to have goatheads!
2. Climb – 8.5 m @ 6.5% including a steeper pitch of 4.5 m @ 8%. Miles 3-8 contain rough and steep sections that are very remote with no cell service. This is the crux of the route. It is recommended one carries a personal locator beacon.
3. Services at mile 34 in Enterprise.
4. Highest Traffic: Hwy 82 heading west out of Enterprise with a traffic volume (AADT) of 2463 from mile 37-44. This is the busiest segment of the tour (source: ODOT TransGIS).

• Breakfast at the Imnaha Tavern is possible but they open later. They can provide breakfast ‘togo’ options if you use the motel where microwaves are available.
• Soon outside of Imnaha the route follows a Nez Perce Trail [see Adventure Route: Joseph, Oregon to Asotin, Washington], this journeys through the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve along a route indicated by this Zumwalt Prairie Tours Map, county roads 676 and 716. This 1965 article describes ‘Riding The Chief Joseph Trail’ (horses) over the same route. (contact: Jeff Fields 541.620.1250, Zumwalt Prairie Preserve).
• Camp at Wallowa Valley Stay N Wash. It’s also a laundromat. They have a lawn that is shaded in the afternoon.
• There is also a place to pitch a tent at the Lions Park between the RR Tracks and the Truck Route to the north, come as you go, shade, but no grass, water, or toilets. One could leverage the coin op showers at the Stay N Wash.
• Wallowa has minimal services.
• Dinner at the Wallowa Mountain Bar & Grill.

1. Climbs (1) – The road out from Wallowa up Minam Grade is likely to be the busiest stretch with one steep and long climb, the Minam Grade, 4 m @ 5%.
2. Climb (2) – 18 m @ 3% including a steeper pitch of 7% over 2.5 miles.
3. No services from Wallowa to Cove.
4. Highest Traffic: Hwy 82 heading west out of Wallowa after the Minam Grade with a traffic volume (AADT) of 1328. (source: ODOT TransGIS).

• Breakfast at the Wallowa Mountain Bar & Grill.
• Minam Wild and Scenic River.
• Dinner at the Steakhouse At Cove.
• Minimal services in Cove.
• Camp at the Cove Swimming Pool fed by warm springs. The pool has been closed during the pandemic, but private parties can make reservations.

1. Climbs (1) and (2) – 3 m @ 5% and 5 m @ 3.5% with some steeper pitches.
2. No services beyond Union at mile 9 until Baker City.
3. Water and toilets at Catherine Creek State Park mile 17.
4. Highest Traffic: Hwy 237 into Union with a traffic volume (AADT) of 632. (source: ODOT TransGIS).

• Breakfast in Union at Gravy Dave’s.
• There is a Union Market grocery store.
• The Medical Springs Hwy is a section of a Cycle Oregon and Scenic Byways route with very low traffic density.