Ride Score Card
Restrooms: Troutdale, several waterfall stops, Bridal Veil, Wahkeena, Mult Falls, Eagle Creek/ Bonneville Dam, Cascade Locks, Herman Creek, Ainsworth Campground, Wyeth Trailhead, Starvation Creek, Viento State Park, Hood River, Hatfield Tunnel West, Mosier, Discovery Center, The Dalles.
Miles: 78 Miles one way & 156 Miles round trip
Hills: max elevation 916 Ft
Total elevation gain 5092 Ft
Starting Direction: This map proceeds westward from The Dalles to Tourtdale's Edgefield Resort
Roadway: Majority on low volume highway & Paved No Cars Trail for Cyclists & Pedestrians
Services: The Dalles, Mosier, Hood River, Cascade Locks,Corbett & Troutdale. Bike shops in Gresham, Cascade Locks (minor), Hood River, &The Dalles.
Impression: This is the total Gorge experience. You will go through 4 different ecological regions: Western Hemlock, Douglas Fir, Silver Fir, & Pine Oak Woodland.
You will tuck in and out of the forest to peek-a-boo at the River. You will see huge panoramas up and down the Gorge; Dog Hair forests appear; burns on trees from the canopy 2017 Eagle Creek fire in many places; the 3 dams which ghosted the River's rapids, go thru a tunnel through basalt mountain, ride the majestic Rowena plateau & curves and many other Gorge characteristics created by the Missoula Floods and human occupation over the past 12-15,000 years
