"Forgotten" Loop
HCRH State Trail
This is the planned State Trail route from the east end of the "Forgotten" Loop (1a), past the Northern Loop (1b), to Loop 2.
2010 ODOT Trail Plan - Viento - MP 59 - Pg. 29Quatrefoil, Inc., ODOT. The Historic Columbia River Highway: State Trail Plan - Wyeth to Hood River. Winter 2010. (29)
The plan for the State Trail is to run along the southern freeway shoulder between Loop 1 and Loop 1a
Google Earth
HCRH State Trail Route Next to Freeway (2013)HCRH. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. April 30, 2013. Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved
Valley in the "Viento Loops" historical photo filled by I-84. Google Street View. Imagery Date: May 2012
I-84 Through Viento Bluffsv.2014.05.21.005_Columbia_River_HighwayGoogle Earth. Imagery Date: April 9, 2013
The northern loop runs behind the rock across the freeway in the photo below.
Original HCRH Route Crossing the Freeway (2013)HCRH. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. April 30, 2013. Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved
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