9-Day Tour The Oregon Coast

9-Day Tour
The Oregon Coast
National Geographic listed LifeCycle
Adventures as one of their Best
Outfitters on Earth for 2008 and 2009.
Your Trip Overview
On your trip, you will ride across fertile wine valleys, through thousand-year-old redwood forests and along
the ruggedly beautiful Pacific coast. The shoreline scenery ranges from quiet sandy beaches to steep
craggy cliffs and rock outcroppings that interrupt the sea’s path to shore.
Your Trip Includes the Following Features:
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A Custom Exploratory Tour of the Oregon Coast from Portland to Brookings
1-2 LCA guides to accompany you providing logistical and road support
Accommodations in Bed & Breakfast or equivalent lodging (rating $$).
Rental Bikes available
Maps and Directions
Your fully-supported, private tour is designed to help you explore the coast like a local. During your stay,
we take care of all the logistics so you enjoy the freedom of cycling at your own pace and your support
vans are always nearby. You will be equipped with maps and directions to travel the suggested itinerary.
Your guides will accompany you on your journey and handle the logistics for you.
Upon arrival at the destination towns, you are free to enjoy the town sights and offerings at your leisure.
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Trip Itinerary
Day 0 – Fly into Portland, try out bikes
Day 1 – Pick up at 9am to go to start point. Astoria to Cannon Beach
Day 2 –Cannon Beach to Oceanside
Day 3 – Oceanside to Depoe Bay
Day 4 – Depoe Bay to Yachats
Day 5 – Yachats to Reedsport
Day 6 – Reedsport to Bandon
Day 7 - Bandon to Gold Beach
Day 8 - Gold Beach to Brookings
Day 9 – 8am departure back to Portland
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DAY 1 – Portland to Cannon Beach
You will be met at your hotel in Portland from where we head to a
starting point just west of the city for the start of your cycling
adventure.
We will drop you off in the town of Astoria. Your Day One’s route will
be mostly inland roads paralleling the legendary Highway 1.
Your overnight stay will be in the town of Cannon Beach – marked by
a well-known landmark, Haystack Rock and surrounded by the
rugged natural beauty of forests, ocean beaches, and rivers. The
town offers an assortment of coffee shops, bakeries, and art galleries.
Today’s route is approximately 27.5 miles with an elevation gain of 1550ft. (854m).
DAY 2 – Cannon Beach to Oceanside
Today’s route will run along the coast for the most part. Some of the
attractions along this stretch of coast are the nine lighthouses that
stand as historical beacons of light from Cannon Beach to Port
Orford. You will pass through Tillamook to access Oceanside and if
you are a cheese-lover, you might stop in at the Tillamook Cheese
Factory – the top tourist attraction on the coast!
Your overnight stay will be in the tiny town of Oceanside, a hidden
gem tucked in along the coastal route. What it may lack in more
modern facilities, it makes up for with fewer crowds and less traffic
than the other towns and you will enj oy the quiet beachfronts and
small town friendliness.
Today’s route is approximately 50 miles and 3300 ft of elevation. The terrain will be rolling until you enter
Oceanside. From Tillamook, you may continue south on the highway or follow the Three Capes Scenic
Route. This route follows Tillamook Bay to Cape Meares into Oceanside. The road is steep, with
elevations up to 840 feet. Some sections are gravel. The vistas are spectacular, as the road closely follows
along a cliff in many areas. This alternate is 10 miles longer than the main route.
DAY 3 –Oceanside to Depoe Bay
Today, you will again travel along the coast with hopefully a
tailwind at your back toward the small fishing village of Depoe
Bay. You will continue along and Cape Lookout Rd passing by
Cape Lookout State Park. Sandlake road takes you to the
third of the capes, Cape Kiwanda, with gentler grades.
Depoe Bay claims to have the world’s smallest navigable
harbor, which makes it a great place for whale watching and
charter fishing. A sea wall runs almost the full length of town
and around the rock formations plumes of water erupt on
stormy days.
Your route today is approximately 65 miles and 4300 ft of climbing. You will have a short detour off of 101
along Slab Creek Road. This route follows an old highway through some beautiful oldgrowth forests and
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farm land. The total elevation rise is the same as that on US Highway 101, but over a greater distance,
which provides gentler grades and a more pleasant ride.
DAY 4 – Depoe Bay to Yachats
A number of state parks along the way are good for picnicking today.
Your overnight stay is in the “Gem of the Oregon Coast” – a small
beach village nestled in between the mountains and the sea. The
sandy beach beckons you to enjoy a walk along the water and view
the sunsets after dinner at a local restaurant. Nearby sand dunes,
wineries, restaurants and even outlet shopping, all offer a full
package for the visiting tourist.
Your route is approximately 37 miles on rolling terrain with 2020 ft of
climbing.
DAY 5 - Yachats to Reedsport / Winchester Bay
Today you continue to cycle along Highway 101. Along the way you
will pass the town of Florence which holds the honor of the only
known mainland home of wild sea lions; the lions make their homes
on the rock ledges outside or in the world's largest sea cave,
according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Also along your route, the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
in Winchester Bay is worth more than a mention. With the Pacific
Ocean on one side, a series of lakes on the other and a vast beach
right in the middle, it is a great place to take pictures, have a snack,
or just breathe in the fresh sea air!
You can choose to stay in the larger town of Reedsport or the small fishing village of Winchester Bay set
on the mouth of the Umpqua River. Reedsport is several miles inland from the mouth of the Umpqua River.
Winchester Bay is near the mouth and is popular with tourists.
Your route is approximately 48 miles over rolling terrain. Your elevation gain will be close to 3600ft (701m).
DAY 6 – Reedsport / Winchester Bay to Bandon
Today's ride is almost entirely away from the ocean – traveling inland through wooded areas. There are
some big hills today, but also some thrilling descents.
Today you get to tackle the Seven Devils – a generous nickname for the seven hills en route – though you
should have sufficiently built a good climbing base over the past 5 days!
Your route is approximately 57 -76 miles and 2500 ft elevation depending on if you would like to travel the
shorter route with more traffic or the longer route with less traffic.
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DAY 7 – Bandon to Gold Beach
Today you ride inland until you reach Port Orford and along the coast between Port Orford and Gold Beach.
If you are lucky the wind will again be at your back though it can be variable south of Bandon!
Port Orford - Oregon's first coastal settlement - is a great lunch stop. Your overnight stay is in Gold Beach.
Gold Beach is a beachfront city offering various amenities for its visitors.
Your route is approximately 58 miles over mostly mild terrain. You will gain 3450 ft of elevation.
DAY 8 – Gold Beach to Brookings
The bike ride from Gold
Beach to Brookings is 28
miles (45 km) and starts out
with the most challenging
climb on the southern end
of the Oregon Coast, the
climb up Cape Sebastian.
After hitting the peak, there is a turn to the right up to Cape
Sebastian State Park and that presents another short brutal climb
that is worth it on a clear day for the view. Of course what goes up
must come down so you’ll cruise down to the scenic Pistol River. This section offers a short respite before
another climb up along the Oregon South Coast.
You’ll pass the Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor, which is a 12-mile stretch of parks and
viewpoints that continues to just north of Brookings and offers some of the most stunning viewpoints in the
world. You stay overnight in Brookings.
Your route is approximately 28 miles. Your route has some significant climbs with an elevation gain of 2700
ft.
DAY 9 – Brookings to Portland
Today your tired legs will thank you for the 8 hour drive back to
Portland for a different view of the landscape that you breezed
through on your bike.
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