Vernonia - Astoria back roads; highway 47 & 202 | Oregon Motorcycle Roads and Rides

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Vernonia - Astoria back roads; highway 47 & 202

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State: Oregon
Date Submitted: May 23, 2011
Submitted by: MCR Contributor
Motorcycle Road Length: 89 Miles

Written Directions

Route can start either end. One end is Astoria, Oregon at the mouth of Columbia river. Highway 202 travels inland south and east to the town of Mist, where you join Highway 47 into Vernonia....and on thru to Highway 26...where you travel in to Portland or wherever. From Astoria taking Highway 30 back to Portland makes a nice loop back to where you started at almost 150 mi round trip. This is my favorite route for a long long ride pushing corners a bit and not having to worry about people or cars.

Scenery

lots of deep forest, some creeks, very little development along the route, small towns, great views and ridge top vistas, ocean views in Astoria.

Road Quality

lots of twisties and good pavement except in winter (gravel & a few potholes). almost no traffic or stop signs even. Note: this is a logging area and it pays to be extra careful around the corners on this road for the big trucks..

Roadside Amenities

Vernonia is a great little ride destination town (Axmen site) with a couple decent eateries and a motorcycle shop (V&V leathers). Astoria has some fine eateries and museums.

Additional Info

Nickname (optional) Tallannie

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Reviewed by wiggledbits on November 17, 2011 (1 out of 2 members found this review useful.)
Creator: Joe
motorcycle_year: 2004
motorcycle_make: BMW
motorcycle_type: Sport
Comment: Great bunch of roads out that way. I've even taken a wrong turn and didn't turn around because it was still a nice ride. 202 is a very nice stretch of road, good condition with some nice twisty sections. I've been on it in the summer and only have to pass 2 or 3 cars. Watch for gravel at the logging road intersections.
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