Permanents

WEATHER NOTES:    If you are interested in one of the Oregon permanents below, please check the following resources for information on potential road closures, including emergency closures for flooding/high water.

Good resources on local road closures, including emergency closures for flooding:
Washington County: http://www.wc-roads.com/index.cfm?page=2
Yamhill County: http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/content/whats-new-yamhill-county
Multnomah County doesn't seem to have an easily located list, but it's news page has good info: https://multco.us/roads/news
Clackamas County: http://www.clackamas.us/engineering/closures.html


WESTERN OREGON PERMANENTS

Perm #1727 Rock Creek - Clatskanie - Vernonia - A lovely 204km loop heading north and west from the Rock Creek neighborhood. (start location is 3.5 miles from the Orenco MAX station).  Visits Skyline, St Helens, Beaver Falls, Clatskanie, Rainier, Vernonia, and the ever-beautiful Banks-Vernonia Trail.  See the route here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1863208  and read my blog post of the route here.

Perm # 1963 - Portland to Maupin.   A 201km. one-way permanent from downtown Portland to Maupin via Estacada and Timothy Lake.   Route is reversible.  For extra badass points, do it both ways in one day. (And yes, it's been done!)   See the route here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1871138

Perm # 1718 - The Usual Suspects.  A 114km training loop heading south and west from the Rock Creek neighborhood. (start location is 3.5 miles from the Orenco MAX station).  Travels the "usual" roads via North Plains, Roya, Forest Grove and Gaston, south to NOrth Valley Rd and Newburg.   From Newburg you'll head north over the only real climb of the day, on 219, and back to Rock Creek.  See the route here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1833032

Perm # 2220 - Rock Creek - Scappoose - Vernonia 130K.   An abbreviated version of Perm # 1727, which heads over the hills to Vernonia via Scappoose instead of Clatskanie.  See the route here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3928231

Perm # 2239 - Rock Creek - Apiary - Timber 202K.  Bring your climbing legs.  All the awesomeness of the hills east of St. Helens and Scappoose, including the near-traffic-free Meisner & Apiary Roads, but without the usual (some might say "boring" return via the Banks-Vernonia Trail.  Instead, keep those legs warmed up for the return trip via Timber and one last leg buster the back way up Clapshaw Hill Rd.   See the route here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3945068

Perm # 376 - Tualatin Hills 200K.  This perm was orphaned when it's original owner moved away.  I resurrected it, with some changes.  Wherever I could, I moved the routing away from busy roads onto parallel roads with less traffic volumes.  I also removed an exceedingly steep, high traffic hill near the end that I felt had the potential to be treacherous in the dark late in a ride.  While the route still is not perfect (but really, what route is?), I think it's an interesting route that will provide some good climbing challenges without every straying too far off the beaten path.  The route includes Skyline and a trip up Bald Peak.  See the route here:  http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3980482


COLUMBIA GORGE/CENTRAL OREGON PERMANENTS

Perm # 1963 - Portland to Maupin (described above) is reversible and may be ridden from Maupin to Portland.

Perm # 2208 - A River Runs Through It.  202K.  A loop out of The Dalles, OR.  Head into Washington for a ride along the Columbia River and a visit to Stonehenge.  Cross back into Oregon and climb up onto the high platau.  The route visits the small communities of Moro, Tygh Valley & Dufur.  Lots of traffic free roads including a lovely stretch along the Deschutes River.  See route here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3882435 and read a complete description of the course here.


FLORIDA PERMANENTS

Lucky me!  My Dad has a timeshare in Key West, so I created these perms to ride when I visit.

Perm # 1714 - Key West 207 K.    A flat-as-a-pancake out-and-back route hopping from island to island in the beautiful Florida Keys!  See the route here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2065889

Perm # 1818 - Key West 112K.   A shorter version of Perm # 1714, a flat-as-a-pancake out-and-back route hopping from island to island in the beautiful Florida Keys!  See the route here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1843267

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