Recreating the Columbia River Highway

Wyeth to Shellrock Mountain

HCRH State Trail

Built: 2019

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CLICK HERE for State Trail Plans: Wyeth to Shellrock Mountain

Oregon Department of Transportation

Staff from Highway Region 1 joined the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and other project partners Aug. 3, 2019 to dedicate the newest segment of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail.

More than 200 people, including bicyclists, hikers and folks driving old-timey cars, joined in the celebration at the Wyeth Trailhead, right off Interstate 84’s exit 51. This westernmost point on the new three-mile trail segment offers a water stop, a bicycle repair station and restrooms.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/oregondot/48594689296/in/album-72157671011409117/

USFS: HCRH State Trail - Wyeth to Viento

On this newest paved section of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, cyclists and hikers can travel from Wyeth State Trailhead, or Forest Service Wyeth Campground, west for about 6 miles to Viento State Park. This impressive non-motorized state trail section features several scenic overlooks and four waterfalls.

Heading east from Wyeth, visitors will pass a mile of forest before crossing a talus slope at Shellrock Mountain, where rock-fall fences offer protection from falling rocks.

USFS: HCRH State Trail - Wyeth to Vientohttps://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/crgnsa/recarea/?recid=82209

Links

New hiking, biking trail segment opening in the Columbia GorgeAnother segment of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail will open this summer, offering new views of the Columbia River Gorge.

Riding the newest section of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail (Photo Gallery) - BikePortland.orgThe section between Wyeth and Lindsey create is a stunning testament to carfree infrastructure. (Photos: J. Maus/BikePortland) The Oregon Department of Transportation gets a lot of heat from BikePortland. And deservedly so. After all, ODOT behaves more like a private highway construction company and a statewide driving and trucking advocacy group than stewards of our Read More »

Oregon's King of Roads Takes the Scenic Route to Revival | National Trust for Historic PreservationA historic 73-mile stretch of blacktop in Oregon returns to life by accommodating cars, bikers, and pedestrians alike.

ODOT Projects

Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail: Wyeth to Lindsey Creek

https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=HCRHWY&fbclid=IwAR1r3MrsUXuYODqGiolPqzJAIISNUGVIQcEGQVGy6T8KXKN9S8beIARuuGU

ODOT: 2009 Plan - Segment 2 – Wyeth to Shellrock Mountain:

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/HCRH/docs/reconnection_seg2.pdf

USFS: HCRH State Trail - Wyeth to Viento

https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/crgnsa/recarea/?recid=82209

Columbia River Highway State Trail: Wyeth to Lindsey CreekLocated on US 30 near I-84 in the Gorge, we are connecting a segment of trail between Wyeth and Lindsey Creek. It is a major undertaking including a trail around Shellrock Mountain on top of the existing bin wall, a 500 foot Summit Creek Viaduct (bridge over land), and the Lindsey Creek Bench Cut.

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