Anne Its probably my Oregon State Univ bias (go Beavs) but if you scroll a little North of the route Wally supplie, you will see the Alesa Hwy (34) which runs from the lovely college town of Corvallis to Waldport ( a bit North of Florence) It has been a "few" years since I have been on that road but I recall the traffic volume being realively light, the scenery gorgeous and the road twisty, windy and fun. Here is a link to a MapMyRide route that includes Corvallis to Waldport via the Alesa
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/or/corvallis/107998241297 Whichever way you go Enjoy either way will be gorgeous. Corvallis is 36 miles No. of Eugene and also has a train depot ;-) On Aug 17, 7:28 am, Wally Werner <wwer...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Anne! > > Definitely don't take 126 - there is a very nice, low traffic, high > scenery alternative that goes just to the north of 126. Adventure > Cycling uses this alternate, which is Oregon 36. Here is the > route:http://tinyurl.com/qs2ojx (this is a link to a map in Google Maps). > > Basically you get yourself through Eugene any way you can. I've routed > you through downtown, starting at the Amtrak station. Once you hit > Clear Lake Road, you're on the ACA route. > > You'll find a small store on the eastern side of Low Pass, another in > either Deadwood or Swisshome (I can't remember which), and a big store > and restaurant in Mapleton. There is also a nice campground in > Mapleton, and Florence has all services. > > There is one climb, going up to Low Pass. Once you get over the top of > that, you essentially have a downhill ride to Mapleton, and from there > it is 18 flat miles to Florence and the coast. > > Enjoy your ride! > > Best, > Wally > > On Aug 16, 8:27 pm, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > A few years ago, I took Amtrak to Eugene with my toddler son. We rode over > > to the coast and biked back to California. Now that little toddler has > > turned into a college freshman andI need something to keep my mind off > > missing him. So, back to Eugene to ride down to California. > > > The last time, I took the main highway, 126, to the coast. But now that I > > don't have to haul a little kid (and his toy trucks) in a trailer, I can > > look for a hillier, less trafficked route. On another list, someone > > recommended a diagonal route through the mountains from Eugene to Gardiner > > by way of Oxbow Summit and the Smith River. Sounds good, but he couldn't > > give me details. Any Eugene locals know that route? Could you describe it? > > Is it paved? > > > -- > > -- Anne Paulson > > > My hovercraft is full of eels- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
