United States, Oregon
The Columbia Gorge is twenty minutes away and the Oregon coast is barely ninety.
First instinct from Portland: head east into the Columbia Gorge.
Scored roads in range
4
Nearest great road
27 mi
Best rated nearby
9.0 / 10
Shortest full loop
4 hr 23 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 25 March 2026
Under 60 km from the centre
Close enough for an evening run or a Sunday morning before the traffic wakes up.
Roughly 4 hr 23 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
60 to 150 km from the centre
Far enough to feel like a proper trip, close enough to be home for dinner.
Roughly 19 hr 18 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 15 hr 26 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
239 mi away · Washington
Glacier peaks, turquoise reservoirs and long clean sweepers with almost no traffic.
114 km · 70.8 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
178 mi away · Washington
A climb from sea level to an Olympic ridge with the Strait of Juan de Fuca behind you.
29 km · 18 mi · Atlas rating 9.0 / 10
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