Oregon MTB Trip - Riding Oakridge, Willamette National Forest.

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  1. SOCMTBR

    SOCMTBR Member

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    Six of us went to Oakridge, Oregon. They called it The Mountain Bike Capital of The Pacific Northwest.

    It's a small town along Hwy 58 in Central Oregon. It's really small town, people know each other really well. The next biggest city is Eugene.

    We paid $250 each through Mountain Bike Oregon / MBO, includes one day shuttle which are five to six trails a day with total 20.000 feet decent.

    The trail itself located at Willamette National Forest.

    https://youtu.be/g--xFGG3Gtw
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    dstepper (R.I.P.) Over the hill

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    Thanks for posting.

    Dean
     
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  3. H2oChick

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    Indy - couple of questions please:
    Where did you stay?
    How far was it to the shuttle pick up?
    How do you rate the value of the day for the $250?

    This area has been on our list for a while but the lodging has been an issue.
    Thanks,
    Kay
     
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    mike001 Well-Known Member

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    Sweet! Which trails did you ride in how many days? Thx for the share and info.

    The camping on the river just east of town is too good and plentiful to fork over cash for a room. It would be like paying for a room at Downieville.

    Willamette Mercantile has a great bike shop with super helpful staff.
     
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  5. SOCMTBR

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    Campsite included with $250 per person thru MBO with all day shuttle starts at 9am. MBO provided the campsite along the river. You can ride or take a 5 minute drive to shuttle place. You can even have them pick you guys up. We did about 6 different trails on a day, then later we paid $30, per person the second day when we decided to ride more.FYI campsite has no shower. Only portable toilet. Shower is the cold river.

    Trails: Alpine, Diamond Peak, Sourgrass Meadow, Westfork, Hardesty, Flat Creek, Larsson Rock, Clover Patch, etc.
     
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    Wow, $41 per trail with no amenities at the campsite... D-ville was 20 a run last time I was there. Cannell Plunge was $40 for 36 miles. I guess it's like ski resorts...pay to play. Worth it, I guess, if conditions are like untracked powder.

    Thanks again.
     
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  7. SOCMTBR

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    Well, it was worth it. Trails was very tacky and like no others here in OC. ;)

    We also visited Crater Lake,

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    Shuttle,
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    View along the trail,
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    Nice vid. Beautiful area (never been).

    Thanks for sharing....
     
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    awesome. i would pay it in a heart beat
     
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