Fields of Ballston
All Access Route
Ballston, Oregon
This ride takes you to the outskirts of wine country, where vineyards give way to Oregon’s agricultural backbone: seed crops. You’ll pass fields of ever-changing crops like clover, radishes, grass, and wheat, alongside orchards and the occasional vineyard. In spring, vibrant green growth gives way to golden hues as crops mature, with farmers hard at work, bringing rural rhythms to life.
Route: Loop | 18 mi
Gain: 400 ft
Surface: 55% gravel / 45% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Options: Longer
Gaston Gravel
5 Star Route
Gaston, Oregon
Rural americana encapsulates this route. Rustic barns and small farmsteads. Goats, alpacas, cows, vineyards, orchards, and chickens. Remnants of the once prolific native Oregon white oak woodland still frost the hills and herds of wild elk leave their tracks across the fields. Turkey vultures and red-tailed hawks soar at head level, scouring the valley floors for prey.
Route: Figure 8 | 23 mi
Gain: 2,000 ft
Surface: ~ 60% gravel / 40% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Grande Ronde Valley
5 Star Route
La Grande, Oregon
A mixed surface route starting and ending at the Lodge at Hot Lake Springs outside La Grande, OR.
The route is quiet and scenic. The longest gravel sector (High Valley Road) is particularly scenic as it climbs above the valley offering great views.
Highlights: Farm Stands with local produce.
Route: Loop | 34 mi
Gain: 1,300 ft
Surface: 60% gravel, 40% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Jordan Valley Tour
All Access Route
Jordan Valley, Oregon
An enjoyable 18 mile loop on quiet paved roads and gravel that rides to the horizon. Expect expansive views of Owyhee Country.
Route: Loop | 18 mi
Gain: 800 ft
Surface: ~ 45% gravel / 55% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Liffey Falls
5 Star Route
~ Launceston, Tasmania
A route with big variety that road cyclist should love. Rolling farmlands. Wooded forests. A rain forest. Small creeks. A beautiful falls. A river. And … more farmlands.
Route: Loop | 45 mi
Gain: 3,400 ft
Surface: ~ 35% gravel, 65% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Rural
Lostine Leap
All Access Route
Lostine, Oregon
Ride along the edges of the Zumwalt Prairie, the largest remaining intact area of Pacific Northwest bunchgrass prairie in North America. On this ride you'll travel through some of these ancestral territories, with mountain views glimpsed from rolling hillsides, along with the wide open sky.
Route: Loop | 24 mi
Gain: 1,400 ft
Surface: ~ Gravel 90%, Paved 10%
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Options: Shorter, Longer
McMinnville Mayhem
Development Route
Portland, Oregon
A mixed gravel ride with rolling hills and through farmlands and woodlands in the Willamette Valley. Great early season riding.
Route: Loop | 36 mi
Gain: 3,600 ft
Surface: 32% gravel, 68% paved
Technical Difficulty: Unknown
Locale: Remote
Oatlands
5 Star Route
Hobart, Tasmania
Quiet farming country with soft rolling hills … and fast, hard packed gravel! A terrific route!
Route: Loop | 37 mi
Gain: 2,900 ft
Surface: 65% gravel, 35% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Powerhouse
5 Star Route
Portland, Oregon
A ride with steep-pitched, undulating climbs through lush forests, timberlands, and farmlands in the northern section of the Willamette Valley. Views of the Coast Mountains. Hard-packed gravel roads. This is a climbers route. Great early season riding.
Route: Lollipop | 36 mi
Gain: 4,400 ft
Surface: 65% gravel, 35% paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Redmond Farm Ride
Development Route
Seattle, Washington
A mixed gravel bike ride exploring the urban beauty of the historic Redmond farm lands and the eastside of Lake Sammamish. Includes some of the best trails in the area and the scenic Snoqualmie Falls.
Route: Loop | 79 mi
Gain: 5,100 ft
Surface: ~ 40% gravel, 10% single track, 30%, paved multi-use path, 20% paved road
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Sublimity Hills
5 Star Route
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Sublimity is one of the most beautifully situated towns in the valley, standing upon an elevated ridge at the south end of the long range of ‘Waldo Hills’ and overlooking in every direction one of the most beautiful and fertile stretches of country the eye could wish to behold.” Oregon Statesman, New Year’s Edition, 1 Jan 1899.
Route: Loop | 28 mi
Gain: 2,100 ft
Surface: 45% gravel, 55% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Trophy Fish
5 Star Route
Joseph, Oregon
An easier mixed gravel tour through the Wallowa Valley. Farms, ranches, big mountain views, and a stop at the fish hatchery (a must do!).
Route: Loop | 32 mi
Gain: 1,400 ft
Surface: 40% gravel road, 60% pavement
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Remote
Tygh Ridge
5 Star Route
Dufur / Maupin, Oregon
A long, but moderate gravel climb. An undulating ridge with sweeping views in all directions. A long downhill (gravel, then paved) past grazing cattle and orchards into the start / finish at Dufur. The Dufur / Tygh Valley / Dalles area is one of the best spring time riding areas in the state. Moderate temps and little rain. The roads are quiet, the views are big!
Route: Loop | 46 mi
Gain: 3,200 ft
Surface: 50% gravel, 50% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Wallowa Barn Tour
All Access Route
Joseph, Oregon
Experience the living history of the Wallowa Valley through this unique and beautiful tour of barns as you meander through farming and ranching country.
Route: Loop | 28 mi
Gain: 1,100 ft
Surface: 40% gravel, 60% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Washington Gulch
5 Star Route
Baker City, Oregon
A gravel bike ride along Washington Gulch road, that once was the mainline connection between the small town of Baker City and the booming gold mine town of Auburn. Circa 1865.
Route: Loop | 25 mi
Gain: 2,100 ft
Surface: 60% gravel, 40% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Whiskey & Gold 20
All Access Route
~ Baker City, Oregon
This ride is perfect for those getting into gravel; it is a 50 / 50 mix of quiet gravel and paved roads criss-crossing farms and ranches in the Baker Valley. Highlights include the quaint town of Haines, several historic cemeteries and the distant snow-capped mountains.
Route: Loop | 19 mi
Gain: 750 ft
Surface: 50% gravel, 50% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Options: Longer
Whiskey & Gold 40
5 Star Route
Baker City, Oregon
This ride is perfect for those getting into gravel; it is a 40 / 60 mix of quiet gravel and paved roads criss-crossing farms and ranches in the Baker Valley. Highlights include several historic cemeteries and distant snow-capped mountain views. Options include a 20-mile and 60-mile versions.
Route: Loop | 40 mi
Gain: 1,098 ft
Surface: ~ 40% gravel, 60% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Whiskey & Gold 60
5 Star Route
Baker City, Oregon
Besides visiting the quaint town of Haines, this route runs across rich, flat farmland and tosses in three historic cemeteries. Distant snow-capped mountains will frame your photos perfectly. This ride is perfect for those getting into gravel; it is much more road than gravel.
Route: Lollipop | 60 mi
Gain: 1,600 ft
Surface: ~ 25% gravel, 75% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Yamhill 8
Development Route
Yamhill, Oregon
A figure-8 loop on mixed surfaces through the rolling hills, farmlands, and woodlands in the north Willamette Valley. The gravel is hard-packed and fast. Great early season riding.
Route: Figure 8 | 29 mi
Gain: 2,600 ft
Surface: ~ 65% gravel / 35% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Yamhill Loop
5 Star Route
Portland, Oregon
Ride through some of the beautiful hills of Oregon’s wine and timber country and meander along the Yamhill river. Expect lots of fast gravel mixed with some short, tough climbs. This route is based on the Yamhill Gravel Fondo of 2019.
Route: Loop | 32 mi
Gain: 2,800 ft
Surface: 85% gravel, 15% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Urban Backcountry
