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Gorge Ride 2008

The Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway is holding its second annual fundraising bike ride on Saturday, June 14, 2008, beginning at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, 5000 Discovery Drive, in The Dalles, Oregon. It will extend 19.25 miles along the Historic Columbia River Highway (HCRH) and the HCRH State Trail to the west to the Senator Mark O. Hatfield West Trailhead, just east of Hood River. This route, with its world-class scenery, is a combination of historic highway that is open to motor vehicles, with very low traffic, and the HCRH State Trail that is open only to hikers and bicyclists. The HCRH State Trail is paved and most of the trail is 16 feet in width. This is an out and back route of 38.5 miles.

This ride will be supported with water stops, snacks, mechanical support and a SAG wagon. Information about the Historic Columbia River Highway will also be available. Maps with cue sheet and elevation chart will be provided at packet pickup. The total elevation gain for the ride is 2,974 feet (view elevation chart of the ride).

Experience the panoramic view at Rowena Crest
Visit the grounds of the historic Mayerdale Estate
Travel through the restored Mosier Twin Tunnels

Registration on-line is available with a registration fee of $30 per rider. Please click on the icon below to go to the on-line registration. On-line registration will close end of day Tuesday, June 10^th.

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Day of ride registration will be available at the Gorge Discovery Center for $40 per rider.

A box lunch from the Basalt Rock Café, within the Gorge Discovery Center, is available for purchase during on-line registration for $11 per box lunch.

High quality t-shirts featuring the graphic shown above are available for purchase during on-line registration for $15 per shirt.

On-line registration, box lunch and T-shirt fees are non-refundable.

Packet pickup will be at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center on June 14 from 7:00 to 10:00 AM. Course opens at 7 AM and closes at 4 PM. Participants will be required to sign our waiver and release form at packet pickup. Riders under 18 years of age need to be accompanied on the ride by a registered adult and their waiver and release form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian. Participants must wear an ANSI or Snell approved helmet.

To volunteer to support the ride, please complete the Volunteer Form and send it to the address on the form.

Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway’s vision is to restore and preserve the existing drivable portions of the historic highway to their splendid 1920s appearance and link drivable portions with pedestrian and bicycle accessible connections, creating a continuous route through the Columbia River Gorge.

Rest Stop Sponsor:

Contributing Sponsors:

Marc Berry, Mayor of Mosier
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum
Columbia View Orchards, LLC
www.ResourceRevival.com
Gorge Ride graphic by plummerdesign.com

Send questions to info@hcrh.org