Cycling Oregon: Crabtree to Scio (Click here for video)

Kathy and I went on a bike ride through rural Oregon yesterday and saw some of the most beautiful,historic covered bridges in the state. The ride turned out to be almost 52 miles and wound through backcountry and we didn’t have to fight traffic. I’ll give you the directions if you’d like to try it for yourself. In terms of difficulty I’d call it a fairly moderate ride. It has some hills but more flat land than anything.

Start in Crabtree.  Go to Hungry Hill Rd Head East. Lft Hwy. 226/Rt. Montgomery Dr/Rt Richardson Gap Rd./Lft. Oupor Dr/Lft. Fish Hatchery Dr./Lft Larwood dr./Lft to Stayton Larwood Dr./Rt Richardson Cap Rd./ Turns into Ridge Dr.(Stay Straight) Rt. Spring Valley Dr/Rt. Valley View Dr./Rt.Kingston Jordan Rd SE (hwy 226) Lft Jordan Rd./ Rt. Camp Morrison Dr./Lft. Hwy 226/Rt.Shimanek Bridge Dr./Lft Richardson Gap Rd./Rt Hwy 226 into Scio/Lft on Main St/Left on Gilkey rd./ Stay on Gilkey and take Lft on Crabtree Drive.

Oh, and have fun.

We parked at the church right in Crabtree.

On the way home stop at Grandpa’s Produce Stand. It’s not fancy, it’s not marketed well, just fresh, local produce.