Beautiful coastal vistas are the order of the day on this 6-day road biking tour of Oregon. Rolling down National Scenic Highway 101 along the foothills and beaches of the Pacific Northwest, this Oregon road cycling tour pulls out all the stops to truly showcase and fully savor the beautifully diverse Oregonian coastline, one of the state’s Seven Wonders.
Starting from the Columbia River at the state’s northwest edge, you will work your way along what locals call the People’s Coast, Oregon’s entirely public-owned coastline—360-miles from end to end—enjoying forested sea stacks, sandstone cliffs, vibrant inlets, not to mention oxygen-rich ocean breezes. Blissfully detached from noise, commercialism or the crush of cars, the reality of Coastal Oregon lends itself to unparalleled road biking.
The cycling tour is further distinguished by a hump, or layover day. This break from the saddle affords the opportunity to explore several state parks nearby; enjoying the rugged coast at your respective leisure. You will then head to Reedsport, where lush forest gives way to thousands of acres of cream-colored sand dunes in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
Evenings are spent in quaint campgrounds or inns; one and all are brought to a theatric close with a brilliant Pacific Ocean sunset. This cycling trip rewards with no less than a lifetime of memories shaped by a weeklong experience that interprets, if not drinks in the very best of coastal Oregon!