DanielE36

I might be planning a ride down to the Columbia river with some friends sometime in mid August, now i have never been down that way before and i have treid to do some reaserch to find some nice twisties to play around in and also enjoy the great scenery in the area. But so far i have not had any luck

I have found a few routes take I5 then 101 to town after that take Hihgway 30 to play for a few miles wich seems pretty promising

So my question is for those who have rode threw there or live near there.
Any suggestions on some nice roads or a route that you would recommend??

Even if we find ourselves doing a loop back in to our area it dont matter we just want some nice twisties we can play in.. Thank you

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2 dizzy

I don't know when or where this ride will start/go/finish but I am 100% definitely, positively, absolutely, committed to being all the way on the

maybe.

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DanielE36

Hell no u are 100% In the ride man

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2 dizzy

hell yeah I am! even if it's just the normal group of 5150's, it'll still be epic!!

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blueline15

Where exactly are you wanting to ride? Distance?

Also, make sure you have insurance on your bike before crossing into Oregon.

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DanielE36

So im looking for some of these roads on this vid.. Iam to late to attend the rally so i thaught i just do a run with soem friends..

I found some clues on where some of these are like The gorge at the columbia river, Stevenson WA, Highway 30.

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?for...13438829919671

So distance around 200 miles tops from Issaquah to Coulmbia river is 179 miles we will b spending a day or two so i dont think we would mind adding a few extra miles for some great roads..

So in all if you say Columbia river has some good roads we will head that way or if u suggest stevenson then we will head there or just Hihgway 30..

I plan on caging it there with the fam. for a weekend to check the route u suggest.. Thanks

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RedKat600

Some fun roads leading to a cool monument...

http://goo.gl/maps/IXbm

And some fun roads back to Portland.

http://goo.gl/maps/FTTA

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FeralRdr

Just a heads up, but a bridge is washed out on Washougal River Road, so you can't get through to both Sky Road and/or Salmon Falls Road. We opted to just slab down SR-14 instead, when we went up to Windy Ridge last Friday, via Carson and Wind River Road.

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DanielE36

Thanks both look great

Aw man.. well we were thinking on hitting windy ridge

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GS1200

We do have a Columbia gorge/The Dalles/Hoodriver group of riders here. They are a radical bunch but know the roads well.
http://pnwriders.com/dalles/

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Mic

And we'd rather not share...

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daytona595

You could try following the STP route south instead of I-5. Instead of Hiway 30 stay on the Washington side on Hiway 4, it is more entertaining than 30.

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FeralRdr

It only cuts out the section running from the Camas/Washougal area down to SR-14 (west end of route on RedKatts map) That is, if you want to use it as a loop to bypass SR-14. You can still access many of the roads, in that area, from Salmon Falls Road off of SR-14.

Not sure where you are coming from, or what your priorities truly are. You mentioned twisties, so here are a couple more maps of some nice roads in our area. I've included some of Red Katt's route here as well. This definitely is not all inclusive.

Washington - east of Vancover/PDX area.



A - Orchards area of Vancouver
B - Cougar
C - Windy Ridge
D - Randle
E - Carson
F - Trout Lake
G - BZ Corner
H - Intersection of Hwy 142 and Glenwood Hwy (nearest intersection to Klickitat Canyon Curves, which are to the north)
I - Lyle
J - Rd Jct. Old Hwy 8/SR-14


Oregon - West of PDX



A - Scappoose (Scapp-Vern Hwy)
B - Jct. Hwy-30/Old Hwy-30 (Apiary Rd.)
C - Jct. Hwy-47/Hwy-30
D - Astoria Traffic Circle
E - Seaside
F - Jewell (Jct. Hwy-202/Hwy-103)
G - Jct. Hwy-26/Hwy-103
H - Jct. Hwy-53/Hwy101
I - Jct. Hwy-101/Miami River Rd.

Some of the Roads may be a bit out of the way for your trip, but I just included them in case you are interested.

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DanielE36

Awesome very informative thank you

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james1300

"Motorcycling in the Columbia River Gorge">>http://www.soundrider.com/archive/ri..._the_gorge.htm

It even comes 'spiral bound'. So it lays flat. You can photo copy the maps and routes then, slip them into your tank bag.

BTW~ Your missing the greatest gathering of 'Sport Bikes, Sport Touring Bikes and, Dual Sport Bikes' in the Columbia River Gorge. Its happening THIS Weekend
in Stevenson, Wa. "Sport Bike Northwest"!

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PeteN95

Unless you're looking for dirt roads, you're in the wrong forum. And since it overlaps local areas, moved to Motorcycle Talk.

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