The way points of this bicycle route:
begin at the train station - Amtrak Cascades carrys bikes unboxed for $5. A quick train ride (<2 hours) from Portland.
head outta Dodge going west on Main St.
bear RIGHT on Harrison
X - I-5 Freeway
LEFT on Galvin Rd.
LEFT on Lincoln Creek Rd. *admire the ancient gas pump*
RIGHT on Michigan Hill Rd.
intersection with Prather Rd. - continue on Michigan Hill Rd.
RIGHT (east) on Independence Rd.
LEFT on Marble St.
LEFT on Albany St.
LEFT on Hwy. 12 (busy but good shoulder as i recall)
LEFT on Elma Gate Rd.
LEFT on Cemetery Rd.
X intersection w/ State St.; continue straight - Cemetery Rd. becomes South Bank Rd.
bear LEFT, stay on South Bank Rd.
RIGHT on Wakefield Rd. - X Chehalis River
X Hwy. 12
LEFT (west) on Main St. *lots of murals of the good ol' days, views of the WHOOPS cooling towers, fun!*
turnoff for Schafer State Park - showers & camping - a fairly easy & scenic 7 mile ride. Park nothing too terribly impressive but a decent place to overnight.
LEFT on Main St. *good place to git some grub; impressive old city hall*
X Hwy. 12
X - Hwy 12 - continue on Devonsire Rd.
becomes Central Park Drive - continue west - road is really odd through here (not in a bad way) as i recall - you'll have to see it for yourself, I can't explain.
Join Hwy. 12 - continue west
X - the Mighty Wishkah river
continue straight on Wishkah St.
becomes Port Industrial Rd., follow along the harbor
Right on 23rd
LEFT on Hwy. 101
X - Bridge into Hoquiam
LEFT on 5th St.
LEF on Hwy. 109
great views of Grays Harbor for the next few miles.
RIGHT on Powell Rd. (toward Tulips)
LEFT on Ocean Beach Rd.
bear RIGHT, continue on Ocean Beach Rd. (Copalis Beach Rd. straight)
lots of clear cuts & abandoned cars through here
Junction with Hwy 109 - eponymous State Park on the beach with showers, camping. - there's a real strange but pretty good place to eat dinner up the hill at the Military (Coast Guard?) Station.
head south on Hwy. 109 - *** interesting sidetrip (i haven't done it so I'm speculating...) north on Hwy 109 up the coast about 15 miles to the end of the road - not paved all the way? ***
seems like there should be views along here but I don't remember any? ... it's been a few years.
Junction with Copalis Beach Rd. - continue south on Hwy 109
can't remember what's here...maybe a funky laundromat & convenience store..?
RIGHT on Hwy. 115 (North Jetty Rd.)
Ocean City State Park - camping
ugh. not my favorite part of this trip - trapped like a tourist!
LEFT on Marine View Drive - follow signs for ferry to Westport
a great ride across the mouth of the harbor (Summer only!)
south on Hwy 105 - *big fishing fleet here*
continue South on Hwy 105
Twin Harbors Beach State Park - camping
Greyland Beach State Park - camping, showers. a pretty nice place to stay. Why do they let everyone drive on the beach around here?
The tourist destination time forgot. Buy something from these people, please.
a side trip to Tokeland, a mere 3 miles distant, is recommended. Excellent stately old lodge (the Tokeland Inn?) with pretty good food.
Willapa Bay - really beautiful, lots of birds, little traffic. Best part of the trip.
RIGHT over river at junction with Hwy. 101 - to Raymond
a strange but congenial place.
LEFT on Hwy 6
LEFT on Oldani/Willapa Rd. *you can stay on Hwy 6 if you want, but this is an interesting side trip that's not much longer distance-wise
RIGHT on East Raymond-Willapa Rd.
LEFT on Lily Wheaton Rd.
LEFT on Hwy 6
something of a climb here but not too bad.
* they got a store - say it "Le-Bomb".
various services - a decaying charm to the place.
this could be an interesting short cut to the east - but I haven't been on it.
short side trip - old logging outpost
Rainbow Falls State Park - camping, showers. Pretty nice spot. I find the Washington State Parks coin-op showers (2 bits per 3 minutes) thoroughly irritating.
RIGHT on Hwy 506 / Boisfort Rd.
nice little general store here, worth hanging out for a bit - continue south on Boisfort Rd.
somewhere in here we encountered a goat blockade - the billy goat was big & mean but finally, reluctantly, he let us pass.
Boisfort has become Wildwood Rd.
still on Hwy. 506
if you're curious, ride a couple miles over to Ryderwood - a sleepy retirement community.
junction with Winlock / Vader Rd.
RIGHT on Hwy 411 south
sidetrip in to Castle Rock (1 mile) is worth it - cool old downtown.
RIGHT on Cowlitz Way
straight on Washington Way
LEFT on 15th - follow signs for Longview Bridge to Oregon
access to Bridge over the Columbia river - this was pretty scary when we rode it (on the narrow sidewalk) but I think it's been improved for cyclists since then. If you don't like heights this may give you pause.
LEFT on Hwy 30
various services
continue South/East on Hwy 30
site of the decommisioned Trojan nuke. Cooling tower dynamited in 2005.
LEFT on Deer Island Rd. ** you can continue straight on Hwy 30 but this is a nice side-trip.
junction Hwy. 30
nice old downtown on the river, off Hwy. 30
all kinds o' crap
X with Sauvie Island Bridge - continue on Hwy 30
pass under St Johns Bridge
RIGHT on St Helens Rd.
RIGHT on 29th
LEFT on Upshur
Fat Tire Farm bike shop --- You're in Portland, & on your own!
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