Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Adventure Routes - SUV and Dualsport Motorcycle Routes

Your ride

• Have a reliable and well maintained vehicle.
• A jeep, SUV, pickup or dualsport motorcycle.
• Motorcycles must be street legal on Forest roads.
• High clearance, heavy duty tires and shocks.

Communications

• Cell phones may work on some mountain tops. Generally, don't count on them.
• Tell someone where you are going (so searchers could find you).

Equipment

• Bring along food, water, sleeping bag(s), first aid kit.
• A bucket (a container like a cooler qualifies) and shovel are required in vehicles during fire season.  
• A come-a-long, chains and shovel handy are good for getting out of snow drift early in summer.
• A saw helps for fallen trees.

Navigation

• Purchase a District or Forest map.
• Check at each intersection where you are on the map.
• Follow the route closely.
• Routes may be combined for longer loops.
• Some road signs are missing.

Hazards

• Check on current road conditions at - current conditions.  Only the main roads are listed.
• Trees can fall across a road at any time.
• Some Adventure roads receive little or no maintenance.
• Be prepared and watch out for anything. There are often deer and elk crossing the roads.   Boulders may have fallen off a hillside.   Roads may have slumps.  
• It is hard to see oncoming vehicles around sharp corners with vegetation growing along the sides. Do not go faster than you can see to stop.  
• Snow drifts may linger late into the summer in shady areas.

Caution Advised

• Travelers must use the roads carefully.  
• Travelers must realize that many of these routes receive little use, if difficulty arises; do not expect anyone to come along to help.

Places to see

• Check our website for interesting places to see.   Many of these are shown on a map at: favorite places.   They may be only a short way off the route.

The routes have their challanges

• The roads endlessly twist and turn.  

• There are easier and more direct was around the Forest .  

• These are the out of the way routes.   Mileages are not available.