By Dan Shryock — Discover why this Willamette National Forest road is considered one of the state’s premier places to ride.
We’re only 10 miles into our ride and I already know this will be a day to remember.
We’re following Forest Road 19 through the Willamette National Forest. It’s peaceful here, almost serene; the sounds of rippling waters along the South Fork of the McKenzie River meld with the low drones of rolling bike tires and whirling chain.
Friends have told me again and again that this may be the best ride in Oregon. How could that be, I asked myself. With so many beautiful and challenging routes across the state, it would take a special setting, a unique course to rank that high on any list…