Update: 2021-May — As of January 2021, this road is temporarily closed at Mile post 13 due to the shoulder of the road collapsing and carrying away part of a lane. —- South Skagit Highway and Concrete-Sauk Valley Road provide a very scenic back way from Sedro Wooley to the Mountain Loop Highway and south… Continue reading South Skagit Highway / Concrete – Sauk Valley Road
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Gifford-Pinchot Forest Service 23
Just about everyone in the Pacific Northwest is familiar with Forest Service Road 25, the road that goes around the east side of Mt. St. Helens and provides a way to get to FS99 and Windy Ridge. Where FS25 is a twisty, curvy work of art done in asphalt, FS23 is another matter. FS23 splits… Continue reading Gifford-Pinchot Forest Service 23
Nestucca Valley Road
The Nestucca Valley Road is a sparsely-traveled road that croses the Coastal Range between Carlton and Beaver in Northwestern Oregon. The road is very technical with gravel in many of the corners and no discernible rhythm. It felt far more difficult than FR99 coming down from Helens. NOT a road for beginners or recently-returning riders.… Continue reading Nestucca Valley Road