Are you saying your age is in the 90s and you're still mountain biking? Whoa...

 

Nat - more likely it's after the 90 Minute IPA from Dogfish Head Brewery. EDIT - wait, now I see it. You're right, that is impressive.

90minIPA - The only authorized bike trails I know of are in Cape Perpetua, mainly the Cummins Creek and Cummins Creek Loop trails. Short lollipop, best ridden CCW, much of it on double track or gravelly singletrack with a nasty hike-a-bike push on loose open rocks at the top. Descent is technical and sweet. It's ok if you're there but not worth a trip just for that ride.

There is also a trail network near Newport used for the Coast Hills Classic race. The race has permission from the owner but I'm not clear on access at other times. Never ridden them.

 

There are the Winchester trails south of Coos Bay. They are shared with moto, but didn't seem like they got a ton of moto traffic to me. They are OK. Wouldn't go out of my way to ride them again, but if you are in that area and need a fix, they are ok.

 

Yeah, not too much on the coast. But you can add the Cape Mountain Trail System, north of Florence. Destination-worthy? Don' t know about that, but they're pretty cool trails. 8 miles north of Florence, turn east on Cape Herman Road (just north of C & M Stables) and go up a couple miles to the trailhead. Extremely well-marked, flowy trails with some nice ocean views along the way. Well-used by horses, but trails still hold up pretty well. Cape Mountain Trail System Mountain Bike Trail in Florence, Oregon || SINGLETRACKS.COM

 

you can add the Cape Mountain Trail System, north of Florence.

This equestrian trail network is not officially open to mountain bikers. There are a few locals trying to get access authorized. They do a lot of the maintenance work on the trail system as volunteers, and are making progress on getting it opened up. If you ride there be sure to yield to horses by dismounting and moving off to the side.

 

Rent a fat bike and do the coastal ride... it's the Oregon coast, I don't care what I'm riding as long as I'm there :^)

 

Thanks for all the info ... kind of expected that riding would be limited but thought I would give it a try.... love Oregon and hope to get back to ride some other areas...T Ashland, Mackenzie River, etc .... The fat tire ride on the coast ..... sounds like fun.. oh, by the way, great Beer Fest in Bend .... especially liked the RPM beers ....

 

Yeah...TRAGIC that there aren't more/better MTB trail systems along the coast—because it's one of the best coastlines in the world!
Scott

 

Yeah...TRAGIC that there aren't more/better MTB trail systems along the coast-because it's one of the best coastlines in the world!
Scott

Its going to get better....much better

 

Something to consider about the Oregon Coast, some of the worst weather of the year is the spring time. TONS of drizzle & winds. If you have flexibility, Fall is a much better time, weather-wise.

There are some trails around the Newport area, but some require securing permission (check in with the local bike shops for help). Further, it is not too bad of a drive from Newport up to the Mary's Peak area of trails outside of Corvallis. Certainly not ideal, but you can easily head up there for a day of riding if you are on the Central Oregon coast for an extended time.

 

So I noticed an email from IMBA in my Gmail inbox this morning-it says...

IMBA is coming to Oregon!

Jordan and Lani of the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew will be in:

Gold Beach: March 24-26

You are invited to join the Crew as well as the Wild Rivers Coast Mountain Bike Association for the weekend.

The visit features IMBA's Trail Building School, which is a great opportunity to hang out with like-minded trail lovers while learning about building and maintaining sweet, sustainable singletrack.

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I have no clue who "Jordan and Lani" are. (Am I supposed to? Are they famous? LOL) But more importantly, sounds like maybe there is something going on in (or near) Gold Beach with an MTB trail system?

Scott

 

I have no clue who "Jordan and Lani" are. (Am I supposed to? Are they famous? LOL) But more importantly, sounds like maybe there is something going on in (or near) Gold Beach with an MTB trail system?

The Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew (TCC) is a couple of happy mountain bikers who sign up for a 2-year stint going all over the place in a Subaru and teaching people the basics of trail building. Jordan and Lani are the current TCC. I think they're nearing the end of their 2-year run.

The Subaru/IMBA TCC came out to Corvallis last year when we got started on a new project with OSU, and 2 years before that when we started at Alsea Falls. So they typically work on a "start" to a project.

Checking out the WRCMBA site it looks like they're just getting going on the Lower Rogue River Trail, which after some more searching appears to be inland near Agness? Searching for maps didn't yield much, so I'm giving up...

 

Hmm...here's the Trails page on their website:

Then there were these cryptic comments in a local newspaper story:

The group has been riding trails in Crescent City, Brookings and Gold Beach.

This weekend, the Wild Coast Betties will meet up to ride the Oregon Redwoods Trail off the Winchuck River. On Dec. 19, the group will return to the Lower Rogue trail.

Might have to try to get in touch with someone down there to see what's up...

Scott

 

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