Touring - Portland to Eugene

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Matthew A Brown
08-09-06, 12:34 PM
Hey guys, last minute little thing I might try, but I'm from FL so don't know my way around at all. I'm going to stop by Community Cycling Center and see if anyone there might have some wisdom or good maps or something.

Oh yeah, I'd be doing this tomorrow and Friday. = )

So any good routes to get from here to Eugene, then? I'd probably (stealth) camp somewhere along the way then there'd be a ride back Friday evening.


Thanks!

Matt

jim24
08-09-06, 11:42 PM
http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/PARKS/BIKE/WVSB_entire_route.shtml

Bit long for a two day, though. It's also almost all farmland between Eugene and Portland...Stealthing it might be pretty rough.

For a more direct route, you can take Hwy 99, traffic is supposed to be relatively light. Never done it myself, though.
wagathon
08-10-06, 08:57 AM
You don't have the time for the best course, i.e., along the coast: Portland to Astoria to Florence and then to Eugene. However, just going from Florence to Eugene is about 70 miles of flat riding. I wonder if you could take the coast as far as Florence and catch a bus with your bike to Eugene . . . that might be possible in two days if you can do about 90 miles per day.