Upcoming Gorge Events

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  • Disco Divas Mountain bike ride

    Starts: 9:00 am

    Location: TBA

    Description: Join a group of mountain bike girls for a girls' only mountain bike ride. Location and time change weekly. Contact Discover Bikes for more information.

  • First Friday in Hood River

    Starts: 5:00 pm

    Location: Downtown Hood River

    Description: Come look at art, eat snacks, shop and drink. Lots of cool art, lots of free snacks, and lots of ... oh never mind about the drinks. I'll get someone in trouble. Anyway, First Friday is lots of fun, and it is legal to drink your own drinks on the street in Hood River. Just be cool about it, or you'll end up causing a change in the law.

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  • Kayak Shed Shop Paddle

    Starts: 10:00 am

    Location: Middle White Salmon

    Description: Meet at the Husum Put-in at 10am for a run down the Middle White Salmon. Roll and Class III+ paddling skills required.

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  • CGWA Swap Meet

    Starts: 7:00 am

    Location: Hood River Expo Center

    Description: It's a swap meet, duh. Come get some new gear or get rid of old gear.

  • Sunday Sicko Swim

    Starts: 7:30 am

    Location: East end of the Hood River Inn

    Description: Swim from the east beach at the Hood River Inn, under the Hood River Bridge, and back to the Event Site. You must have swim-team level skills to take part.

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  • Cross-Channel Swim

    Starts: 5:45 am

    Location: The Sternwheeler, the Columbia River, and Hood River

    Description: This is a great event! Catch a ride on the sternwheeler, jump off, and swim back to Hood River. Sign up early, as this event will sell out. For more information: http://www.active.com/swim-meet/hood-river-or/columbia-river-cross-channel-swim-2010

  • Coed Touch Rugby

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Parkdale

    Description: Coed touch rugby? What could be more fun that that? Give Hood River Community Ed a call for more information!

  • Free Tai Chi

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: Wilson Park, Hood River

    Description: Tai Chi is cool, but free tai chi is even cooler. Come check out this relaxing, meditative martial art. Lessons are free and so is class.

  • The Alternative Ride

    Starts: 6:30 pm

    Location: Mountain View Cycles to Mosier and back

    Description: Grab your casual clothes and casual bike and come for a casual ride to Mosier and back. All ages are welcome, but be advised that there's beer drinking involved. Please wear a helmet and bring a light, as we'll be returning around dark. There's a weekly raffle, so come prepared to win stuff!

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  • Tuesday Night Tri

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: The Event Site, Hood River

    Description: Meet at the east end of the Event Site for a casual (or not so) triathlon workout. 500 yard swim, 8 mile ride, 2 mile run, followed by beers. Yummy.

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  • Kayak Shed Shop Paddle

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Husum Put-in

    Description: Come join a cool group of paddlers for a run on either the middle or lower white salmon. Class II whitewater experience is required, but no roll is required. After, join the gang for pizza and beer in Bingen.

  • Sailboat Racing

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: Hood River Marina

    Description: Come race sailboats on the Columbia. Meet at the Hood River Marina around 5:30. Experience is recommended, but if you show up with a 6-pack of beer, one of the bigger boats will probably take you along for a ride. Non-marking shoes required.

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  • Fluidride Cup #2 Bike Race

    Starts: 12:00 am

    Location: Skibowl

    Description: Four days of bike racing! Wow! There's also a cool bike movie being played one of those days. Skibowl.com for more information.

  • Post and Pint

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Dirty Fingers Bike Repair / Post Canyon

    Description: Come ride bikes with the Dirty Fingers Crew. Take a lap around Post Canyon's Mitchell Ridge trail and then head back to the shop for a pint of beer on Mitchell!

  • Thursday Night (bonus) Tri

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: East end of the Event Site

    Description: 500 yard swim. 8 mile ride. 2 mile bike. What a workout!

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  • Disco Divas Mountain bike ride

    Starts: 9:00 am

    Location: TBA

    Description: Join a group of mountain bike girls for a girls' only mountain bike ride. Location and time change weekly. Contact Discover Bikes for more information.

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  • Kayak Shed Shop Paddle

    Starts: 10:00 am

    Location: Middle White Salmon

    Description: Meet at the Husum Put-in at 10am for a run down the Middle White Salmon. Roll and Class III+ paddling skills required.

  • White Salmon Rafting Race

    Starts: 2:00 pm

    Location: The White Salmon

    Description: This event is intended to be part race and part skills test. Be prepared to paddle hard, catch tight eddies, flip your boat, and to creatively respond to adversity. Meet at Northwestern Lake at 2pm.

    Learn more at http://www.nwrafting.com/white-salmon.

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  • Sunday Sicko Swim

    Starts: 7:30 am

    Location: East end of the Hood River Inn

    Description: Swim from the east beach at the Hood River Inn, under the Hood River Bridge, and back to the Event Site. You must have swim-team level skills to take part.

  • CGORA Trail Work Party

    Starts: 9:00 am

    Location: Post Canyon, Kingsley staging area

    Description: CGORA Trail Work Party
    Trail #191L
    Northwest Area, Hood River County Trail System
    Hood River, Oregon
    Sunday September 12, 2010
    9:00am – 1:00pm Work Party

    This CGORA Work Party will improve Trail #191L that was built last winter. This is a motorcycle and quad loop trail near Kingsley Reservoir. Bring water, lunch, safety glasses, and work gloves. We will be providing McLeods, Pulaskis, Rakes, and Loppers etc. We will walk into the work area. All volunteer hours are used to satisfy in-kind grant requirements. You can bring your bike and ride after the Work Party.

    The trails are closed due to Fire Season, but the gravel roads are open.

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  • Coed Touch Rugby

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Parkdale

    Description: Coed touch rugby? What could be more fun that that? Give Hood River Community Ed a call for more information!

  • Free Tai Chi

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: Wilson Park, Hood River

    Description: Tai Chi is cool, but free tai chi is even cooler. Come check out this relaxing, meditative martial art. Lessons are free and so is class.

  • The Alternative Ride

    Starts: 6:30 pm

    Location: Mountain View Cycles to Mosier and back

    Description: Grab your casual clothes and casual bike and come for a casual ride to Mosier and back. All ages are welcome, but be advised that there's beer drinking involved. Please wear a helmet and bring a light, as we'll be returning around dark. There's a weekly raffle, so come prepared to win stuff!

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  • Tuesday Night Tri

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: The Event Site, Hood River

    Description: Meet at the east end of the Event Site for a casual (or not so) triathlon workout. 500 yard swim, 8 mile ride, 2 mile run, followed by beers. Yummy.

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  • Pendleton Roundup

    Starts: 12:00 am

    Location: Pendleton, Oregon

    Description: One of the 10 largest rodeos in the world. It's probably best if you just look at the website: http://pendletonroundup.com/ I can't really convey all the splendid nuances of the Roundup here...

  • Kayak Shed Shop Paddle

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Husum Put-in

    Description: Come join a cool group of paddlers for a run on either the middle or lower white salmon. Class II whitewater experience is required, but no roll is required. After, join the gang for pizza and beer in Bingen.

  • Sailboat Racing

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: Hood River Marina

    Description: Come race sailboats on the Columbia. Meet at the Hood River Marina around 5:30. Experience is recommended, but if you show up with a 6-pack of beer, one of the bigger boats will probably take you along for a ride. Non-marking shoes required.

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  • Post and Pint

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Dirty Fingers Bike Repair / Post Canyon

    Description: Come ride bikes with the Dirty Fingers Crew. Take a lap around Post Canyon's Mitchell Ridge trail and then head back to the shop for a pint of beer on Mitchell!

  • Thursday Night (bonus) Tri

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: East end of the Event Site

    Description: 500 yard swim. 8 mile ride. 2 mile bike. What a workout!

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  • Disco Divas Mountain bike ride

    Starts: 9:00 am

    Location: TBA

    Description: Join a group of mountain bike girls for a girls' only mountain bike ride. Location and time change weekly. Contact Discover Bikes for more information.

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  • Kayak Shed Shop Paddle

    Starts: 10:00 am

    Location: Middle White Salmon

    Description: Meet at the Husum Put-in at 10am for a run down the Middle White Salmon. Roll and Class III+ paddling skills required.

  • Maupin's Riverfest

    Starts: 11:00 am

    Location: Oasis River Campground, Maupin

    Description: 5/10 k walk/run, $25 river trips, all sorts of other fun activities. Check out http://www.maupinriverfest.com/ for more information.

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  • Sunday Sicko Swim

    Starts: 7:30 am

    Location: East end of the Hood River Inn

    Description: Swim from the east beach at the Hood River Inn, under the Hood River Bridge, and back to the Event Site. You must have swim-team level skills to take part.

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  • Coed Touch Rugby

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Parkdale

    Description: Coed touch rugby? What could be more fun that that? Give Hood River Community Ed a call for more information!

  • Free Tai Chi

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: Wilson Park, Hood River

    Description: Tai Chi is cool, but free tai chi is even cooler. Come check out this relaxing, meditative martial art. Lessons are free and so is class.

  • The Alternative Ride

    Starts: 6:30 pm

    Location: Mountain View Cycles to Mosier and back

    Description: Grab your casual clothes and casual bike and come for a casual ride to Mosier and back. All ages are welcome, but be advised that there's beer drinking involved. Please wear a helmet and bring a light, as we'll be returning around dark. There's a weekly raffle, so come prepared to win stuff!

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  • Tuesday Night Tri

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: The Event Site, Hood River

    Description: Meet at the east end of the Event Site for a casual (or not so) triathlon workout. 500 yard swim, 8 mile ride, 2 mile run, followed by beers. Yummy.

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  • Kayak Shed Shop Paddle

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Husum Put-in

    Description: Come join a cool group of paddlers for a run on either the middle or lower white salmon. Class II whitewater experience is required, but no roll is required. After, join the gang for pizza and beer in Bingen.

  • Sailboat Racing

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: Hood River Marina

    Description: Come race sailboats on the Columbia. Meet at the Hood River Marina around 5:30. Experience is recommended, but if you show up with a 6-pack of beer, one of the bigger boats will probably take you along for a ride. Non-marking shoes required.

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  • Post and Pint

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Dirty Fingers Bike Repair / Post Canyon

    Description: Come ride bikes with the Dirty Fingers Crew. Take a lap around Post Canyon's Mitchell Ridge trail and then head back to the shop for a pint of beer on Mitchell!

  • Thursday Night (bonus) Tri

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: East end of the Event Site

    Description: 500 yard swim. 8 mile ride. 2 mile bike. What a workout!

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  • Disco Divas Mountain bike ride

    Starts: 9:00 am

    Location: TBA

    Description: Join a group of mountain bike girls for a girls' only mountain bike ride. Location and time change weekly. Contact Discover Bikes for more information.

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  • Kayak Shed Shop Paddle

    Starts: 10:00 am

    Location: Middle White Salmon

    Description: Meet at the Husum Put-in at 10am for a run down the Middle White Salmon. Roll and Class III+ paddling skills required.

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  • Starts: 12:00 am

    Location: Skibowl

    Description: Dog day at Skibowl. All kinds of stuff for dog lovers. http://www.skibowl.com/summer/dogday

  • Sunday Sicko Swim

    Starts: 7:30 am

    Location: East end of the Hood River Inn

    Description: Swim from the east beach at the Hood River Inn, under the Hood River Bridge, and back to the Event Site. You must have swim-team level skills to take part.

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  • Coed Touch Rugby

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Parkdale

    Description: Coed touch rugby? What could be more fun that that? Give Hood River Community Ed a call for more information!

  • Free Tai Chi

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: Wilson Park, Hood River

    Description: Tai Chi is cool, but free tai chi is even cooler. Come check out this relaxing, meditative martial art. Lessons are free and so is class.

  • The Alternative Ride

    Starts: 6:30 pm

    Location: Mountain View Cycles to Mosier and back

    Description: Grab your casual clothes and casual bike and come for a casual ride to Mosier and back. All ages are welcome, but be advised that there's beer drinking involved. Please wear a helmet and bring a light, as we'll be returning around dark. There's a weekly raffle, so come prepared to win stuff!

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  • Tuesday Night Tri

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: The Event Site, Hood River

    Description: Meet at the east end of the Event Site for a casual (or not so) triathlon workout. 500 yard swim, 8 mile ride, 2 mile run, followed by beers. Yummy.

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  • Kayak Shed Shop Paddle

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Husum Put-in

    Description: Come join a cool group of paddlers for a run on either the middle or lower white salmon. Class II whitewater experience is required, but no roll is required. After, join the gang for pizza and beer in Bingen.

  • Sailboat Racing

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: Hood River Marina

    Description: Come race sailboats on the Columbia. Meet at the Hood River Marina around 5:30. Experience is recommended, but if you show up with a 6-pack of beer, one of the bigger boats will probably take you along for a ride. Non-marking shoes required.

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  • Post and Pint

    Starts: 5:30 pm

    Location: Dirty Fingers Bike Repair / Post Canyon

    Description: Come ride bikes with the Dirty Fingers Crew. Take a lap around Post Canyon's Mitchell Ridge trail and then head back to the shop for a pint of beer on Mitchell!

  • Thursday Night (bonus) Tri

    Starts: 6:00 pm

    Location: East end of the Event Site

    Description: 500 yard swim. 8 mile ride. 2 mile bike. What a workout!

 

Fifteenmile

17.6 miles of challenging singletrack, long climbs and stunning viewpoints. Park at the 15 mile campground. Follow the lower two miles of the Lookout Mountain trail along 8 mile creek. The trail follows the 456 and 457 trails. Be prepared for technical descents and grinding climbs. (more detailed directions to come)

To get there:  From Hood River, head 31 miles south on hwy. 35 to forest road 44 on the left. Drive up road 44 5.4 miles to the Bottle Prairie trailhead on the left. (1 hour) Or continue to the right turn for Flag Point, road 4430. Drive 4 miles to the 15 Mile campground and start here. The loop is enjoyable both directions

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4 comments to Fifteenmile

  • Ward Jagels

    As of June 27,2010 15 mile is not cleared even 100 yards out of the parking lot although 456 back to 450 and the Eight Mile-Knebel loop is clear.

  • Lee

    Rode it Sept 13th, four trees to climb around now. A great 10.2 mile loop from 15 mile campground, or a longer lollipop from bottle prairie.

  • Rico

    Rode it from the Bottle Prarie TH, yesterday (Fri, 7/10). Trail is in great shape. One log over the trail, clear otherwise. Still one of the most beautiful and remote trails in HR area. Suggest riding it in a counter-clockwise direction–no pushing required on the climb.

    My garmin shows just under 21 miles total, round trip, from Bottle Prarie.

  • Fifteenmile is open and clear of blowdown.

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