Get ready to discover the Northwest’s premier world-class dual sport destination. Stunning terrain, incredible views, favorable weather and more await you in the Columbia River Gorge. An area with a long history that begins before the last Ice Age, today the Gorge is a playground for dual sport and adventure riders from all over the world. Whether you prefer the smooth surface of a well maintained forest service road or want to dig into some single and two-track areas, the Gorge has something for everybody.

Inside you’ll get tips on traveling through the area on two wheels, wisdom about weather, roads, accommodations, things to see and do, where to eat and best of all a collection of roads and routes created by the author himself. You’ll also get insight into the history of the Columbia River Gorge and learn how it came to be the top notch riding region it is today.

Author Tom Mehren is the publisher of Sound RIDER!, the Northwest’s largest monthly motorcycling publication. Mehren has spent two decades riding through the Pacific Northwest and has dug in deep to find the best roads in the area. Having founded the annual Dualsport Northwest Rally in the Gorge, this guide reveals much of what Mehren has learned about the area during his many visits there.