Sunday, October 29, 2023
-
Sun, Oct 29, 2023, 9:45 AM
Meet at 9:45 a.m., roll at 10 a.m. More details in the ride description
Ride is a loop
Want to appreciate fall leaves and foliage while enjoying the freedom of being on your bike among like-minded friends? Join Ride Westside for the Leaf It All Behind Banks-Vernonia Ride. We’ll head out in the morning from the trailhead in Banks, Oregon, ride the Banks-Vernonia Trial up to L.L. Stub Stewart State Park where we will pause at the visitor center to use the facilities, drink cocoa or tea from our thermoses, and talk wistfully about next year’s bike camping season. (If you’re looking for a shorter ride, you could plan to join us – or leave us – at this point.) Then we will continue on up to lovely Vernonia, Oregon for lunch at the various restaurants and food carts, walkin’ around, and maybe some unstructured art appreciation. Then we’ll ride back down the same trail. Depending on how we feel and the daylight situation, we may decide to stop at the breathtaking Buxton Trestle for rest and photos. Total distance ~45 miles Schedule Banks Trailhead Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JaqPfU6Ph4iArBEa9 Meet 9:45 AM, Roll at 10 AM sharp! LL Stub Stewart State Park Welcome Center Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/93qrom993SXWcDXn6) Distance from Banks: ~10.2 miles Arrive 11 AM - Leave by 11:15 AM Vernonia, OR Distance from Stub Stewart (~11.5 miles) Arrive 12:30 PM Various restaurants/carts Option to visit Chip Mill for art viewing Leave by 2:00 PM Buxton Trestle Park Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8mSDHiqjsVmXXq2V9 Distance from Vernonia, OR: ~15 miles Arrive: 3:30 - 4 PM Back at Banks Trailhead Distance from Buxton Trestle: 6.5 miles Arrive: 4:30 PM -5:30 PM
ShareShift hosts this calendar as a public service. Rides and events are posted to the Shift calendar by community members, not by Shift. Rides and events posted to the Shift calendar are not sponsored by Shift or Shift’s fiscal sponsor Umbrella.