Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM  clip-in
(please be ready 10 minutes before)

43°41'47.4"N 122°22'52.6"W (NF 2118 and Hills Creek Crossing Bridge) approximately 1 hour 10 minutes from camp

Services at Start/End: None

Wherever we want but no services.

Ride Type: Gravel

This is day 2 of our camping gravel adventure for anyone who has any legs left. We will break camp in the morning and drive to the start of this Dirty Freehub 5 star route at Hills Creek Reservoir. A loop of 52 miles 4200 feet of gain, 40% gravel 60% paved, though some of the pavement looks a bit sketchy. - from DFH description- This route is perfect for that roasting hot day when you are sure you are going to get baked from the sun. You stay deep in the forest for a big chunk of the ride, hugging a lake for the first ten miles, and hugging a stream for the final ten. You start and end at a lake …. And while this has one, big long climb (a Category 1), most of it has enough shade to keep you sane. When we reached the exposed parts at the top of the climb, we were greeted with a nice breeze that felt just lovely. https://dirtyfreehub.org/routes/oregon/cool-shady/

Tod Feuerman

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todfeuerman1@mac.com