[ORRando] The Attraction of One-Way Permanents between the Pacific Coast and Portland

[Dan Silvernail]

Thank you very much for this info!  I've been curious about doing such a
thing but haven't pulled the trigger. This summer, I will for sure.


On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Alan Woods <alan_woods at comcast.net> wrote:

> I prefer to ride one-way permanents instead of out-and-back rides. For me,
> there is a sense of accomplishment when I ride TO somewhere. After a ride,
> it is interesting to fully explore a new place. It is even better when the
> “new place” is a nice new place.
>
> One-way rides offer the opportunity to significantly increase one's
> “radius of knowledge”. “Blank” areas on a mental map will be filled in more
> quickly during a point-to-point permanent than on an out-and-back ride,
> where the riding radius is only half as far.  No mile is wasted when no
> part of the route is retraced.
>
> For me, one-way rides are best if there is convenient public
> transportation available at the end to take me and my bicycle back to the
> starting point. No automobile is needed to support the ride on either end.
>
> Others who ride one-way permanents prefer to ride back to where they
> started on a subsequent day. Reversible one-way permanents give RUSA
> mileage credit in both directions. Stacking permanents together like this
> is good training preparation for long brevets.
>
> One-way permanents are also attractive because they can be worked into an
> outing with friends or family; ride one-way, meet up in an attractive
> place, spend the night, explore the area, and drive (or take a bus) back
> home.
>
> There are approximately 50 one-way permanents in Oregon. About 30 of these
> are 200km or more in distance. To look up Oregon one-way permanents go to
> http://www.rusa.org/cgi-bin/permsearch_GF.pl Then set “Shape” to be
> “point-to-point” and “Within or through” to “OR”. Links provide
> registration information for each permanent. Route sheet, waiver, and road
> book will be provided by the permanent owner as part of the registration
> process.
>
> Three of the newest one-way 200km permanents in Oregon link beautiful
> parts of the Pacific coast with cosmopolitan Portland. All are reversible,
> meaning that a rider can either start at the shore or in the Portland area.
> The starting points are all accessible by public transportation. The
> destinations all feature inexpensive public transportation suitable for
> returning both the rider and bicycle back to the beginning point.
>
> “Surf's Up” (RUSA Permanent Number 1944) links the Cedar Hills Shopping
> Center (adjacent to the Sunset Transit Center) in Beaverton with lovely
> Cannon Beach. Its route is posted at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2436273“Surf's Up” includes bicycle-friendly suburban roads, a long stretch of
> bike path through forests, quiet roads, and a lovely route through the
> Coast Range. The entire route is paved, but the final seven miles between
> Seaside and Cannon Beach are on the wide shoulder of Highway 101. This
> section of the highway is designated as part of the Oregon Coast Bike
> Route, but car, truck, and RV traffic can be heavy, particularly on a
> summer weekend. MAX connects all parts of Portland with the Sunset Transit
> Center for $2.50 (Trimet trip planner: http://trimet.org/index.htm).
> Twice daily Amtrak buses link Cannon Beach (CBO) with Union Station in NW
> Portland (PDX) for $17 (http://www.amtrak.com/home); non-stop buses leave
> Cannon Beach or Portland in the morning and in the evening, 7 days a week.
> The last bus of the day leaves Cannon Beach for Portland at 6:45PM; the
> last bus of the day leaves Portland for Cannon Beach at 7:50PM. On these
> Amtrak buses, bicycles are carried in a luggage bay under the bus at the
> cost of $5/bike. No boxing is necessary and, in my experience, the bay for
> bicycles is usually empty of other items. Tickets can be purchased at Union
> Station in Portland or at Theresa's Family Market (1170 S Hemlock St),
> which is across the street from the bus stop and shelter in the Mid-Town
> district of Cannon Beach (near the City Hall).
>
> “Suzie Sells Seashells at the Seaside Seashore” (RUSA Permanent Route
> Number 2090) links Multnomah Village with popular Seaside. Its route is
> posted at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3380287 The entire permanent is
> paved and no part uses busy Highway 101. Trimet buses connect all parts of
> Portland with Multnomah Village for $2.50 (Trimet trip planner:
> http://trimet.org/index.htm). Twice daily Amtrak buses link Seaside (SSD)
> (bus stop with shelter is near Del's Chevron, 1215 S. Holladay Dr.,
> Seaside) with Union Station in NW Portland (PDX) for $17 (
> http://www.amtrak.com/home); one-stop buses leave Seaside or Portland in
> the morning and in the evening, 7 days a week. The last bus of the day
> leaves Seaside for Portland at 6:30PM; the last bus of the day leaves
> Portland for Seaside at 7:50PM. On these Amtrak buses, bicycles are carried
> in a luggage bay under the bus at the cost of $5/bike. No boxing is
> necessary and, in my experience the bay for bicycles is usually empty of
> other items. Tickets can be purchased at Union Station in Portland or from
> the bus driver.
>
> “Tillamook Stomp” (RUSA Permanent Route Number 2016) links Multnomah
> Village with Tillamook, where you can visit a cheese factory, explore the
> shore around Tillamook Bay, or visit the beautiful and quiet coastline
> between Cape Meares and Cape Lookout, all on a bicycle. The route of the
> Tillamook Stomp is posted at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2754462 The
> Tillamook Stomp includes bicycle- friendly suburban roads, over 20 miles of
> bike path through forests, and very quiet highways and roads through the
> Coast Range, including a few miles of gravel. Trimet buses connect all
> parts of Portland with Multnomah Village for $2.50 (Trimet trip planner:
> http://trimet.org/index.htm). Tillamook County Transportation District
> runs a twice daily bus service between Tillamook and Portland (
> http://www.tillamookbus.com/schedules.htm) for $15. The last Route 5 bus
> of day leaves Tillamook Transit Center (2nd St. and Laurel Ave.) for
> Portland at 12:35PM and the last Route 5 bus of day leaves Portland for
> Tillamook at 3:25PM. On these buses, up to two bicycles are carried on a
> front rack without charge. Tickets can be purchased on the bus.
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