Alpaca
Premiere Route
Bend, Oregon
If seeing alpacas isn’t a good enough reason to get on a bike, how about sweeping views of Mt Bachelor and the Three Sisters. Or a whole lot of gravel roads slicing through farms and BLM land?
Route: Loop | 36 mi
Gain: 1,400 ft
Surface: 60% gravel, 5% single track, 35% pavement
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Bare Naked Gravel
Quick Build Route
Gifford Pinchot NF (beyond Hood River), Washington
Five miles of fern-whacking single track with a few steam crossings. A big climb and one wide-smile, twisting downhill … long enough to sing all the Barenaked Lady songs you can remember. And … wildflowers!
Route: Loop | 31 mi
Gain: 3,400 ft
Surface: 50% gravel, 50% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Coffee Run!
Premiere Route
Bend, Oregon
A simple out-and-back route that is a great cold weather ride. Not much climbing, but a lot of spinning to keep you warm. Big views of the Cascade Mountains, some interesting and infamous history, and a stop at a coffee house in Sisters?
Route: Out & Back | 31 mi
Gain: 1,200 ft
Surface: ~ 65% gravel, 15% single-track, 20% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Conductor Willy
Quick Build Route
~ Eugene, Oregon
Follow the railroad line from Westfir to Lowell as this route hugs the shores of Lookout Point Lake before tracing the Middle Fork of the Willamette River. Winding through classic western Cascade forest, you'll ride beneath towering trees and past lush ferns and tangled vines. Expect a fun mix of twists, rolling hills, and five railroad crossings.
Route: Out & Back | 35 mi
Gain: 2,000 ft
Surface: ~ 85% gravel, 15% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Remote
Options: Longer
Japanese Hollow (via Pleasant Ridge Cutoff)
Premiere Route
The Dalles, Oregon
Just outside of The Dalles, ride scenic, smooth gravel through the hills up hollows, along ridges, and across flats.
Route: Loop | 45 mi
Gain: 4,500 ft
Surface: 70% gravel, 30% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
