Before the wheels roll south-to-north across the spine of Oregon, we're throwing a party. Join the Oregon Timber Trail Alliance for an evening block party in downtown Lakeview, featuring Lakeview's best pizza, live music, and good company under the high-desert sky. It's a relaxed social gathering to kick off the season's biggest adventure meet your fellow riders, swap route notes, and settle the pre-departure jitters over a slice.

We'll also be giving away some cool OTTA swag, so come ready.

The next morning, riders setting out on the Adventure Route or any other adventure of their own gather at 8:00 AM to roll out together.

An open invitation to the single-track crowd: We know another group is running their own multi-day, unofficial race along the original OTT single-track route, with a Grand Depart that same Saturday morning. Consider this an open invitation come celebrate with us Friday evening before you head out. All riders welcome.

Please sign up in advance

We're asking attendees to RSVP ahead of time so we can give the City of Lakeview an accurate headcount and keep you connected to the Alliance and the work that keeps this route alive.

The OTTA's Adventure Route is a 552-mile alternative alignment of the Oregon Timber Trail, winding through the high country east of the Cascades from Lakeview, near the California border, to Hood River at the Washington line. It runs along rocky ridges, skirts alpine lakes, crosses rivers, and passes through a handful of small communities — isolated, challenging, and absolutely stunning. Roughly 73% is non-paved road, 19% is low-traffic pavement, and 8% follows easy trail. Unlike the original route, the Adventure Route stays east of the Cascades rather than dropping down to Oakridge.

📍 Full route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49206963

To be clear: this is not an organized or sanctioned event — it's simply a group of riders out to ride the same route at the same time.

Getting there

Cedar Keys of Oregon Territory Outfitters is offering a shuttle from the MAX Station in Gresham (Portland area) down to Lakeview, with pickup stops along the way. Please contact him directly for details.

Thank you to the trail stewards

The Oregon Timber Trail exists thanks to the volunteers and crews who maintain it — OTTA, OTA, COTA, STA, 44 Trails, and HRATS, alongside the U.S. Forest Service. Without this collective effort, the route wouldn't be possible.