Cooper Spur #1
Mileage: 21.4
Elevation gain: 1740
You said you like to ride hills? Here’s another one up a big, curvy hill with stunning views of Mount Hood.
Directions: Drive up highway 35 past the Mt. Hood Store. Park at Toll Bridge Park. Ride 1 mile back down 35 and take a left onto Cooper Spur Road at the Mt. Hood Store. Stay on this road up a hill and through a clearly marked intersections, taking the turn to Cooper Spur Resort. At 10.9 miles, you’ll hit the Cooper Spur Inn. You can ride up to the ski area if you like, ride back down the way you came (most fun) or take the left fork downhill (it’s Cooper Spur Road, still, but not labeled well) for about 4 miles until the road dead-ends into Highway 35. Take a left and ride about 6 miles down Highway 35 (stopping to swim in the Hood River, if necessary) to your car at Toll Bridge Park.
You can also ride this as a shorter loop by driving past Toll Bridge Park and leaving your car at the bottom of Baseline Road. Take Baseline up to Cooper Spur Road, and continue as per the previous directions.
