Michael Medina
For a 3 mile detour, you can get water at the Jewel elk viewing place.
On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 10:13 AM Tyler's gmail via OBRA
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> The bridge is back. Looks like about 18 miles of gravel on Lower Nehalem
> / Foss.
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> http://roadsnw.com/rnw/55/comment-page-1
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> July 10, 2010 at 12:48 AM
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> Heading NE on Foss Rd (from the intersection of Miami Foley Rd) the
> yellow-lined pavement ends 6.6 miles in.
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> Heading S on Lower Nehalem Rd (from the intersection of RT 26) the
> yellow-lined pavement ends 2 miles in.
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> On Jul 18, 2016, at 8:50 AM, john via OBRA wrote:
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> A number of years ago rode to nehalem bay state park(just north of
> rockaway) alongside the nehalem river. I started in st johns, to
> scappose (only long climb was out of scappose), to mist (no water nor
> food), jewell(no water nor food), crossed 26 and continued on nehalem river
> road. I don't know if they repaired the washed out bridge at the
> salmonberryriver fork yet, but i simply waded across (keep the socks on to
> help with grip).. it was just over a 100 miles... Next time I would
> carry a third bottle or maybe even a water filter. There was water at
> big eddy park.
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> If you wanted to make it shorter, i would ride the max to hillsboro, or
> bus to forest grove. then ride north through timber to 26, ride 26 to 103
> / lower nehalem rd. and continue on lower nehalem road. (some of which
> might have been gravel, can't remember, it was fairly hardpacked if it was,
> cause i did it on a road bike.. )
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> I have ridden hwy 6 out to tillamook as well, but it is not enjoyable,
> because of the constant traffic noise.
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> Have fun !
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> On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 10:31 PM, Tamara Metz via OBRA > wrote:
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>> Anyone know a good road route from Portland to Rockaway Beach? Or have an
>> opinion about riding on OR-6 W?
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>> Thanks!
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>> Tamara
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