53 miles and >4000 ft. elevation.
Leslie and I started at the Rainer High School and headed up Fernhill road to Apiary. After a few miles on Apiary Road we turned onto Meisnner which is our route when we do Deer Island and up from St. Helens. It was familiar road down to Deer Island then a short 2-3 miles on Hwy 30 (actually a lot of it was on the old hwy which is like a frontage road now) to Tide Creek Road. It generally climbs from here...with lots of turns. Many farms and ranches up there with not much traffic. After following Leslie's excellent directions we eventually end up on Fernhill again. The ride finishes with a grind up Townsend Drive in Rainier.
All in all, a very nice ride but we'll probably make some modifications next time. Starting in Deer Island is good because it lets you finish with a nice downhill.
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