Billy’s Playground
5 Star Route
~ Madras, Oregon
Mixture of ponderosa forest, views of the Cascade Mountains, views of Lake Billy Chinook, mountains, and an old cemetery that is fun to blast through.
Route: Lollipop | 79 mi
Gain: 5,500 ft
Surface: ~ 45% gravel, 5% single-track, 50% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Options: Shorter, Credit Card Tour, Bikepacking
Building Bridges
5 Star Route
Wallowa, Oregon
On this ride you'll travel through the Nez Perce Wallowa Homelands project and into the their ancestral lands. Expect mountain views from rolling hillsides along with the wide open skies.
Route: Loop | 22 mi
Gain: 1,400 ft
Surface: ~ 80% gravel, 20% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Cowboy Preacher
5 Star Route
Sisters, Oregon
A circumnavigation of Whychus Canyon including a stop at historic Camp Polk and a classic wilderness crossing of Whychus Creek. Hope you don’t mind wet feet …
Route: Loop | 38 mi
Gain: 2,100 ft
Surface: 40% gravel, 60% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Ft Bidwell
5 Star Route
~ Lakeview, Oregon
This long ride carries you across two states and up a demanding climb into the high country. The route passes the historic outpost of Fort Bidwell and unfolds sweeping views of two of the tallest peaks in the Warner Mountains. Along the way, the dramatic geology of the range reveals the forces that shaped this rugged landscape.
Route: Lollipop | 73 mi
Gain: 5,500 ft
Surface: ~ 70% Gravel / 30% Paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Options: Shorter, Credit Card Tour
Glass House
All Access Route
~ Lakeview, Oregon
Experience the beautiful Warner Valley with pothole lakes and the rugged Hart Mountain. This journey includes petroglyphs, an old gravesite and a visit to a unique and abandoned glass house in the high desert.
Route: Out & Back | 16 mi
Gain: 509 ft
Surface: ~ 100% gravel/dirt road
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Extremely Remote
Options: Longer
Japanese Hollow
5 Star 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
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
Little Brother
Development Route
~ Bend, Oregon
Starting near the ghost town of Brothers, Oregon this route skirts the southern boundary of the Maury Mountains. You will experience rolling farmlands, desert sage, colorful rhyolite and basalt cliffs, and flowing creeks.
Route: Loop | 37 mi
Gain: 1,700 ft
Surface: 100% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Options: Longer
Lookingglass
5 Star Route
~ Elgin, Oregon
A rural route with historic homes and ranch buildings from the late 1800's; big color; creeks, streams, and rivers; distant snow capped peaks; and fast gravel (for the most part).
Route: Loop | 41 mi
Gain: 3,400 ft
Surface: ~ 55% gravel/dirt, 45% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Ludlum House
All Access Route
~ Brookings, Oregon
Ride along the stunning southern Oregon coast, follow the Winchuck River Road past farms and forested landscapes into the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest. Along the way, find the gravesite of early settler J.P. Wheeler. Finish at Ludlum House or explore a bit further to Wheeler Creek and the Winchuck River crossings.
Route: Out & Back | 26 mi
Gain: 1,600 ft
Surface: ~25% gravel, 75% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Options: Shorter
Rhyolite Rumble
5 Star Route
Las Vegas, Nevada
An adventurous ride just outside of Death Valley that includes the famous and historic ghost town of Rhyolite. But ... there is so much more history on this ride: old mining railbeds, an outdoor museum, hidden streams and the chance to see wild burros. Do it!
Route: Loop | 46 mi
Gain: 3,000 ft
Surface: 100% gravel / dirt road
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Silver Onion
5 Star Route
~ Tucson, Arizona
A bucket list gravel bike ride with squiggly climbs, Yosemite like rock walls, and some of the most bio diverse lands in America.
Route: Lollipop | 40 mi
Gain: 5,400 ft
Surface: 90% gravel, 10% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Skinner Toll Road
5 Star Route
Jordan Valley, Oregon
Skinner Toll Road is a 58 mile lollipop route taking you into the heart of silver mining country in southwestern Idaho. Be prepared to climb into the mountains and ride back in time on this route.
Route: Lollipop | 58 mi
Gain: 4,600 ft
Surface: ~ 88% Gravel/ 12% Paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Options: Credit Card Tour
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
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
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
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