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<h1 class="entry-title post-title">Riding in Mt. Hood National Forest.</h1>
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<span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author posted">Posted on </span><a href="../../blog/riding-in-mt-hood-national-forest/" title="1:12 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="timestamp updated">July 14, 2013</span></a><span class="byline"> by </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="../../author/tim/" title="View all posts by Tim">Tim</a></span>
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<p>Finally got it together to get out and do some exploring in the Mt. Hood National Forest. I’m super pumped about it and can’t wait for more! Operating on a few tips from a customer who overheard me talking about wanting to do it (thanks Mike!), I drove out to Ripplebrook ranger station on Hwy 224 east of Estacada to start my ride.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Free day parking is allowed at the far end of the parking lot of the ranger station, where there is a little store, restroom, and general services. They don’t open till ten, so depending on how early of a start you want to get, you may want to stock up on any last minute items in Estacada.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">A good percentage of the riding out there is gravel, but of the improved variety for the most part, so you can get away with road bike, but I would suggest at least a 28mm tire as there were some looser and rougher sections. If you have the option to ride a touring bike, cyclocross bike, or something with wider tires, I’d recommend it.</p>
<p>I mapped out an 80 mile loop up FSD 57 & 58 around Timothy Lake, then around Clear Lake, up to Hwy 26, then down FSD 42 &46, then back onto Hwy 224. Awesome roads, fantastic scenery, and maybe 10 cars the whole day.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Timothy Lake, improved gravel, Clear Lake lunch stop.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Old school GPS & new school GPS, both came in handy. The descent down 42. Awesome!</p>
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