[ORRando] Mt Hood area road conditions?

[Tom durkin]

The Kiwanis road is maintained to the camp, past there is deteriorating 
asphalt that ends with a short gravel scramble up to Hwy 26. I think it 
is well worth the scramble.

Tom

Michael Wolfe wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Dan Silvernail 
> <dansilvernail at gmail.com <mailto:dansilvernail at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Got a couple of questions for you all, regarding road conditions
>     around Mt Hood. 
>      
>     The reason I ask is that next Tuesday I am doing a similar ride to
>     the Barlow Trail 300, but instead of starting in Sandy, I am
>     starting in West Linn and I will be cutting off the Maupin
>     section. (basically, W-Linn, OR City, Sandy, G' Camp, T-Lake, 224
>     to Estacada, on home)
>
>
> Sounds like a nice ride.  I've done basically the same ride, except 
> starting at Mt. Tabor.  Do come back for the Barlow 300, as the 
> descent on 216 and the climb on NFD 48 are both first rate.
>  
>
>      
>     Anyway, the first question is about road 5810 that comes off of
>     road 57.  Is it paved?  I ask because I will be descending and I
>     don't really want to descend on gravel. 
>
>
> 5810 is paved.  The Barlow 300 uses it.  The only caveat is, there's a 
> section around Anvil Creek where the road disappears completely for 
> about 1/4 mile, becomes hard packed single track, and you have to ford 
> the creek.  If you're completely uncomfortable with the surface, it 
> only takes a few minutes to walk it, and in high summer, the creek is 
> dry.  (I did it in June on a long wheelbase touring recumbent, fully 
> loaded, and had no trouble riding the singletrack and crossing the 
> stream -- in the section with the singletrack, the whole road 
> right-of-way is clear.)  There will be a staffed control there to 
> assist folks on the Barlow 300, but it really shouldn't be an issue.
>  
>
>      
>     Second question:  have any of you ridden on roads 29, 31, 35 and
>     Kiwanis Camp?  They parallel Hwy 26.  I don't really mind riding
>     Hwy 26 but if I can take some alternate roads it would be a nice
>     change of scenery. 
>      
>
>
> The roads near Camp Creek campground, just past Rhododendron?  I've 
> ridden in that area (on a mountain bike ride), though I can't say for 
> sure if I was on those roads specifically.  It's kind of a maze back 
> there, and the roads aren't well marked.  I'd advise you to just stay 
> on 26; the shoulder is fine.
>
> -Michael "won't have this kind of encyclopedic knowledge of the local 
> roads after I move up to Seattle next week" Wolfe
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