Directions to ride your bike to Rooster Rock.

After talking to park rangers, trying to find a route on Google
bike maps and looking at the Thomas Guide, I finally rode my bike out to
Rooster Rock. I should let you know that
there are no bike racks at Rooster Rock.
I locked my bike to the outside of one of the stair rails, but the ranger
said it was also OK to lock your bike to a tree. He made it clear not to block the stairs if
you lock your bike to a stair rail, thus I used the outside.


I did time the ride and it took one hour and twenty minutes
at an easy moderate pace. I started
timing leaving the Subway in the Albertsons shopping center at 181st
and Glisan.


Here is the route I took to get there.


I headed East on Glisan to 233rd Ave.

I Turned left on 233rd and took that to Halsey.

I took Halsey up to
where the street seems to end in a curve going around the curve and continuing
temporarily south.

After about a quarter of a mile you will reach the road that
crosses the Sandy River. Turn left to
cross the bridge, and then turn left again to head towards Lewis and Clark
Park.

Take the onramp to the I-84 East and continue on the I-84.

When you reach the Corbett exit take it. It is safer to exit
and cross the street to the Corbett onramp to get back on the I-84 and continue
on.

Your next exit is Rooster Rock.


Note 1: The above directions avoid the construction on the
I-84 where they are enlarging the Sandy River Bridge. When construction is completed, the Park
ranger told me there will be a new bike path that crosses the river.

Note 2: The bridge over the sandy river is barely wide
enough for a car going each way to pass each other. I opted to walk my bike
across the footpath. The footpath is
only on one side of the bridge,


On the return trip, before the Corbett exit, there will be
an exit for a rest area. It is safer to
go through the rest area rather than to try to cross the off ramp.

Take the Corbett exit and reenter the I-84 at the top of the
hill, just like before.

You will know you are getting close to the Lewis and Clark
exit by the construction signs and markers.
Exit at Lewis and Clark Park and take the road back to the bridge over
the river.

Just ride the opposite of how you got to this point before.

Note 3: I opted to take Halsey all the way back. I had a spill because a grate over a storm
drain was not flush with the street edge and there was about one and a half
inches of space which my front tire dropped into which caused my bike to flip
over. It was directly in front of a bus stop, just before 233rd, and I also did my best
to move the grate over so nobody else would have a spill there.

Note 4: On the return trip before leaving I put the lights
on the bike and set the rear light to blink.
Why? Because I was heading home
in the late afternoon and the sun was in the eyes of the people driving cars I wanted
them to be sure to see me. I also have a
bright yellow backpack also because I want to be seen.

Note 5: Because of the long distances on the I-84, you may wan to only attempt it if you have puncture resistant tires, as there is debris on the shoulders. There is much more debris on the way back. My bike has the Gatorskins, and I also sprung to for the extra thick puncture resistant tubes as well. It is probably close to four miles from lewis and Clark to the Borsbett exit and another two miles from Corbett to Rooster Rock. If you get a flat, the nearest bus woudl be on Halsey, on the Wast side of the Sandy river.

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