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Timber Logjammin

Deep into the sticks

Slog up Bacona Road

Headed up the Banks Vernonia

Slog up Bacona Road

Alison Graves from Cycle Oregon was kind enough to set up a coffee station in the middle of nowhere for us!

Some real steep punches in there!

This fellow's been here a while.

Gritty ribbons

Out of the saddle and up

Still grinning

Deep muck through Stub

Ripping up Wildcat Mountain

Fenders were a blessing and a curse

Ascending through the fog up Wildcat Mountain

Grimy roads the whole way

Unpaved has been putting together some fantastic rough and dirty routes throughout the area (check out their Ride with GPS Ambassador page) and recently hosted an open-invite to ride some of the many gritty logging roads surrounding Timber, Oregon. I dragged my lazy winter legs out of bed and took the light rail out to Hillsboro early last Saturday to see what kind of sadistic torture they had pieced together for us. It was just what you’d expect in a February Oregon Coast range: wet, cold, steep, muddy, foggy, and tough.

Notable Notes:

There is parking, food, and a bike shop at the Banks Vernonia Trailhead
There are no services on the route
During the summer months there are water spigots at Stub Stewart and Reehers Camp
There are several bail options but they involve busy highway riding
Wildcat mountain involves about 1/4mi of bushwhacking at the top along an abandoned road, don't miss your turn