Look for Babyshoe Pass. I can't remember what road it's on but there's a long stretch of that on both sides of the summit that is gravel and it can take you towards Packwood.
Are you coming up here this summer? I'm going to be touring at the end of June for 5 days, possibly in the Malhuer NF but I haven't ruled out staying closer to home and just looping around in the Mt Hood NF or Gifford. --mike On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 8:40:36 AM UTC-7, Hugh Smitham wrote: > Mike, > > It doesn't need to be today but I'll message you on FB. > > I like the Hinterlands route from bike portland, but the question is are > there decent gravel (NF roads) after Panther Creek Falls via NF 6060 > (Carson Guler Rd/Hollis Creek Rd) to Wind River Hwy North up to Packwood? > > ~Hugh > > “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep > moving.” ― Albert Einstein > > http://velocipeedemusings.com/ > > > > On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 4:59 AM, Leaf Slayer <mjaw...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hugh, I'll try and post something up a little later today. If I space >> out, message me through FB to remind me. There are a lot of options. One >> thing for anyone heading up to Rainer from Packwood or close by, be sure to >> take Skate Creek Rd. It's not gravel but it's a winner. >> >> --mike >> >> >> On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 12:16:25 AM UTC-7, Hugh Smitham wrote: >>> >>> Hey Mike, >>> >>> If possible could you illustrate the route you'd take from GPNF through >>> Rainier? Gravel roads preferred. >>> >>> ~Hugh >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 8:08:29 PM UTC-7, Leaf Slayer wrote: >>>> >>>> I've done a fair amount of riding and bike camping in the GPNF and use >>>> the FS map. It's fine. I'm not sure how much you've ridden there but try >>>> to >>>> incorporate Babyshoe Pass and Lake Takhlakh. Some pictures from a little 3 >>>> day trip a friend and I did a few years back. I've cruised through there >>>> on >>>> two other longer trips. It's also pretty easy to incorporate a trip into >>>> Mt >>>> Rainier NP. Enjoy! >>>> >>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/sets/72157624841177705 >>>> >>>> --mike >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 9:45:28 AM UTC-7, Curtis wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Looking into riding for several days in the Gifford Pinchot NF. Any >>>>> advice? What maps do you use? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Curtis >>>>> >>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/1Ci5EDreooA/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
