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Old Columbia River Highway (Crown Point to Corbett)

Category 3

12.8 km

Distance

490 m

Elevation Gain

3.8%

Average Gradient

8%

Max Gradient

The Historic Columbia River Highway is the oldest National Scenic Byway in the United States — a 1916-era road engineered by Samuel Lancaster specifically to accommodate the automobile's emerging speed requirements through a landscape of extraordinary beauty. The cycling section from Troutdale to Cr...

Pro Tip

The Vista House café opens at 09:00 on weekends and serves coffee from locally roasted beans — it is the best-positioned café stop in Pacific Northwest cycling. The Historic Highway continues east fro...

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