Registration open until midnight 1/1/25.

Email to follow on 1/2/25 with waiver and cue sheet.

Once an annual populaire that finished at the VERBOORT SAUSAGE FEST in VERBOORT OREGON - we lost count after the pandemic cancellations. Learn more about the verboort sausage fest here https://www.verboort.org/dinner (tw:meat)

Due to a road washout near Timber in ~2022 the old route is no longer safe to ride. Stay tuned for a new course and ride report to be updated. 

• Start location: McMenamins Grand Lodge, 3505 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove, OR 97116

• Check-in: 7-8 a.m.

• Start time: 8 a.m.

• Distance: approx 100 km

• Elevation: TBD

Registration open until midnight on Wednesday, October 30th.

Pre-ride report to be updated

• Start location: Posie’s Bakery & Cafe, 8208 N Denver Ave, Portland, OR 97217

• Check-in: 7-8 a.m.

• Start time: 8 a.m.

• Distance: approx 105 km

• Elevation: approx 893 m

Registration open until midnight on Wednesday, October 9th.

DON’T SLEEP ON THIS ONE.

Pre-ride report to be updated

• Start location: McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse, 4045 NE Cornelius Pass Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97124

• Check-in: 7-8 a.m.

• Start time: 8 a.m.

• Distance: approx 100 km

• Elevation: approx 450 m

Registration open until midnight on Wednesday, September 18th.

A new take of a classic Oregon Rando route will take riders through calm back roads to Estacada and the astonishing views of the Clackamas River Hwy. The return route zigzags through a curated selection of rural Oregon city roads before tackling a few challenging neighborhood cuts from Carver to Happy Valley and Powell Butte. A well known finish on the Springwater Trail finishes this lollipop route back at the start just in time for a late lunch or early dinner at one of many eateries in Sellwood.

GPS link and further information/instructions will be provided in a separate email on Thursday, August 22nd.

• Start location: Sellwood, SE Portland (Milwaukie Ave/Bybee Blvd)

• Check-in: 6-7 a.m.

• Start time: 7 a.m.

• Distance: approx 200 km

• Elevation: approx 1759 m

Registration open until midnight on Wednesday, August 21st.

Designed by Michael Wolfe, this route is a mix of prairies, a quiet riverside out-n-back, and a climb on the eastern ridgeline to Silver Falls State Park, back through Silverton, and into Canby. Years ago there was a fire near Table Rock and lots has grown back. This is an excellent late summer ride as it is as challenging as it is beautiful. But you don’t have to take my word for it: here’s a report from 2014.

GPS link and further information/instructions will be provided in a separate email on Thursday, August 1st.

• Start location: Cutsforth’s Market, 225 NE 2nd Ave, Canby

• Check-in: 6 a.m.

• Start time: 7 a.m.

• Distance: approx 206.2 km

• Elevation: approx 2106 m

Registration open until midnight on Wednesday, July 31st.

POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER. This ride is rescheduled for July 13th.

Start at the distinguished STARBUCKS COFFEE in idyllic NEWBERG, OREGON and head south through Dundee, Amity, Perrydale, and Dallas to continue to the KINGS VALLEY STORE (try the cake, it's delicious). Take a left off the King's Valley highway and head east over the biggest climb of the ride and into some gentle rollers to Buena Vista, northbound to Independence and a spirited climb into West Salem. Return after Eola through some wine country back into Dayton and onto NEWBERG to finish with milkshakes at BURGERVILLE. 

GPS link and further information/instructions will be provided in a separate email on Thursday, July 4th.

• Start location: Starbucks, Newberg, Oregon (2401 Portland Rd)

• Check-in: 6 a.m.

• Start time: 7 a.m.

• Distance: approx 201.3 km

• Elevation: approx 1253 m

Registration open until midnight on Wednesday, July 10th.

LOST LAKE 200K, ROUTE 3356

AUTHOR: Jay Nadeau, RUSA#10004, Approved 2024

START LOCATION: Gresham

START CHECK IN 5am, START 6am

DISTANCE: 201km

UNPAVED: APPROX 18km

ELEVATION: APPROX 3269m

Route leaves Gresham to pass through Pleasant Home, Marmot, controle in Brightwood, up and out Lolo pass on NF-18 to Lost Lake. If you're familiar with cycling in the area these are not uncommon cycling roads - a difficult and rewarding route. 

Lost Lake 200k pre-ride report! by Jay Nadeau
Everyone, sign up for this ride--it's the best. Very low traffic throughout, amazing scenery, good hills. It starts out with just a few miles of the Springwater from Gresham City Park, then quickly gets off and heads to Dodge Park and the usual Ten Eyck--Shipley--Marmot bypass of Route 26. Almost no traffic on any of these roads. Turning left onto Barlow Trail, there's a sign "Road Closed 1.5 miles ahead" that's been there for years, but they're actually repairing the spot now. You'll have to get off to walk around the bulldozers, but there shouldn't be active work on weekends. (Note to support/sag drivers--take the detour).

Lolo Pass has lots of running water off to the sides but the road was dry until the gravel section. The sign that says "Lolo Pass 5" is a terrible lie--it's about 7.5 miles to the top from the sign. The view of Mt Hood from the top showed just how covered with snow the mountain still is! There was one patch of snow that I had to walk just past the Lolo summit, on the part of the gravel that's uphill in the outbound direction. By next week it might be gone. Lolo Pass appeared to be open to traffic, as there were a couple of cars that went through and no gate.  Also saw quite a few road bike tracks in the gravel. Not many people heading to Lost Lake despite the surprisingly warm weather. Road dry. There were so few people that I was afraid the store would be closed, but it was open and pretty crowded. I stocked up well because despite having less climbing, the return trip is almost as hard as the outbound. You're usually battling a headwind in this direction (today was no exception) and the gravel section is now uphill. The gravel is pretty smooth and hard-packed at the moment, though there were a couple of sections with remains of downed trees--watch out for branches.

I thought about having a picnic at the top, but felt a few raindrops and decided to get off the mountain before any more blew in. Instead I stopped for a snack at Barlow Wayside Park, which would also make a good staffed control, especially in cooler weather when you don't want to linger up high. This provided the energy needed to tackle windy Marmot and that last pitch out of Dodge Park. Clouds were seriously blowing in to Portland as I headed west, so it was a good choice to do the ride Saturday instead of Sunday. In all, a great ride in nearly perfect weather, just over 10,000 feet of climbing.

(registration open until midnight, Wednesday, June 5th)

Ride report of the 400, a pre ride write up by Johnmark Larson RUSA 15962, with assistance by Sven Gunvalson RUSA 14085:

The dawn rose behind us as we headed up sleepy, dewy Gales Creek towards the promise of a proper big day on the bike. Traffic picked up noticeably on Hwy 6 even at that hour of the morning, folks towing their OHV motor toys out to their own days’ adventures. The shoulder is ample in places, narrower than we’d have liked in others, occasionally broken and bumpy and always strewn with gravel. After the summit the miles piled up quickly with a long gradual downhill all the way to the Tillamook plain, with its distinctive bouquet of sea and livestock.

The coast is full of resupply options and Tillamook (open control) is no exception. Following the 400k route, we headed north along 101 where we encountered multiple narrow bridges with disappearing shoulders. My decision to hop onto one narrow bridge sidewalk led to an uh-oh moment when I realized the opposite end of the bridge featured an abrupt drop with no warning. Otherwise it was a mostly comfortable highway shoulder cruise to Garibaldi where we discovered a hidden gem of a road snaking along the Miami River to the junction with Hwy 53.

The pastoral vibes continued up 53 along the north fork of the Nehalem River. The turnaround control is the Fish Hatchery Lane sign, but finding ourselves in need of a break we proceeded down the lane to find water and restrooms among the outbuildings scattered around the hatchery. We fought fluky headwinds on the return trip downriver to a reward of ice cream and mini donuts at Buttercup in Nehalem.

Next control was Rockaway Beach (open), unfortunately Pronto Pup was as jammed as you’d expect it to be on a perfect summer weekend. The trip back down 101 to Tillamook was uneventful except for those narrow bridges again. Rejoining the 300k route we headed towards Cape Meares into a suddenly stiff headwind along the bay, followed by a steep climb up to the junction with the old road. It’s unsigned - look for a large gravel pull out to the right with a yellow gate beyond. The old road is mostly paved, occasionally broken with some patches of gravel, but easily rideable on a road bike. The break from traffic and the view from the lighthouse control are worth it.

Climbs mean views and we earned them on the way to Pacific City, which was absolutely packed with a holiday dinnertime crowd. The Kiwanda Market was a bad choice, the coolers were out and the registers weren’t working (the solar storm maybe?) so we burned too much time. After crossing the bridge at the south end of town we realized there was another, much less crowded commercial strip including a market at the Shell station. Ah well. The bike lane out of town to 101 held so much gravel that at times it was hard to distinguish it from the soft shoulder.

Hwy 130 along the Little Nestucca River in the cooling evening was sublime. After joining Hwy 22 the traffic increased (those OHV folks heading home, felt like) and there’s no real shoulder, but after the summit with an increasing tailwind we quickly reached Grand Ronde as the sun began to set behind us. 300km riders won’t likely face time pressure, but the markets along the route as far as Sheridan close at 10pm so we made our plans accordingly, opting to motor on to the Sheridan IGA which was a scene on a warm Saturday night.

The full dark (no aurora alas), tailwinds and cool air meant it was time to make miles. Up ahead we spied a bike taillight which turned out to be a fellow rider on the Covered Bridges 400, though he was pushing a good pace and soon left us behind. The control at Ballston Park was hard to spot in the night, but note that it’s at Dejong Road, just prior to a really bad diagonal railroad track crossing. We rolled through Dayton (store closes at midnight) and the last control in Carlton, grateful to bypass the stress of North Valley Road.

Somewhere around 360km, about 11:30pm, the mood shifted as the miles began to sit heavily on our bodies. We could smell the barn. Just after Yamhill, after turning left on Laughlin Road, we heard a dog charging us down a driveway into the road, luckily a firm “NO!” turned it right around. After that the only events that mattered were the rolling hills and the miles that ticked away sluggishly. Has anyone ever been so happy to see a McMeniman’s parking lot? 

All in all, an epic route on a perfect day.

Register now! (registration open until midnight, Wednesday, May 22nd)

Join OREGON RANDONNEURS for our first 400 km of the 2024 season! Start at Gabriel Park near Multnomah Village in SW Portland. Head south through Oregon City, Silverton, Stayton, Lebanon, Brownsville. and turn back at Harrisburg, through Albany, Independence, Dallas, Dayton, Sherwood, Tualatin, and into Portland. All the while, check out four covered bridges and bucolic Oregon scenery. The route is similar to Eden’s Gate with reasonable changes made for safety and start location.

GPS Link and further information/instructions will be provided in a separate email on Thursday, May 9th. 

• Start location: Gabriel Park, SW Portland

• Ride check-in: 5-6 a.m.

• Start time: 6 a.m.

• Distance: Approx. 410 km

• Elevation: Approx. 2995 m

• Gravel: 2 km

Register now! (registration open until midnight on Wednesday, May 8th)

Registration open until midnight 3/13/24.

Email to follow.

Registration open until 5pm 3/7/24.

Email to follow that evening with waiver and cue sheet.

Registration open until midnight 1/3/24.

Email to follow on 1/4/24 with waiver and cue sheet.