Comments on: Old Whitebird Grade Road http://www.roadsnw.com/rnw/20 Exploring the Asphalt Ribbons of the Pacific Northwest (Founded 2003) Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mac Eld http://www.roadsnw.com/rnw/20/comment-page-1#comment-2314 Mac Eld Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:29:32 +0000 http://roadsnw.com/roadsnw_test/rnw/20#comment-2314 I traveled both the south and north sides of Whitebird on July 22, 2009 with my '05 Goldwing. I would rate the road as being being in good condition with some gravel scattered on the asphalt on some turns, but nothing dangerous. What the south side has in curves and scenic overlooks the north side has in a tree shaded gorgeous easy ride with great turns, some just like the south. Do both sides if you go that way. You'll find the north end signed as Old W B Hill Road just south of the Grangeville Country Club. The top end of the north side is at the scenic overlook near the current summit. The top end of the south side is about a half mile below the overlook on the current US 95. The bottom end is accessed throught he town of White Bird. While you're at it travel the few miles of Old Hwy 95 that runs from the town of Whitebird south along the river. I traveled both the south and north sides of Whitebird on July 22, 2009 with my ’05 Goldwing. I would rate the road as being being in good condition with some gravel scattered on the asphalt on some turns, but nothing dangerous. What the south side has in curves and scenic overlooks the north side has in a tree shaded gorgeous easy ride with great turns, some just like the south. Do both sides if you go that way. You’ll find the north end signed as Old W B Hill Road just south of the Grangeville Country Club. The top end of the north side is at the scenic overlook near the current summit. The top end of the south side is about a half mile below the overlook on the current US 95. The bottom end is accessed throught he town of White Bird. While you’re at it travel the few miles of Old Hwy 95 that runs from the town of Whitebird south along the river.

]]> By: Mike Brown http://www.roadsnw.com/rnw/20/comment-page-1#comment-867 Mike Brown Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:47:29 +0000 http://roadsnw.com/roadsnw_test/rnw/20#comment-867 My buddy and I did the Old White Bird Grade on Sept 9th, 2008.  We did not see any other vehicles at all.  The curves are pretty spectacular, especially near the top where you can look down into the valley and see all the switchbacks.  At this time of year the valley is pretty dry, brown and hazy, so I imagine May or June would be more scenic. The Old WB road joins with Hwy 95 for about 100 yards, which sort of divides the Old WB into an upper and lower section.  The upper section goes through a forest,  has a few homes and is in better condition. The lower road is in good shape, but received a chip-seal treatment in the not too distant pass.  It looks like the Hwy Dept forgot to sweep off the excess gravel, so even in the middle of the road there is just enough loose gravel to make you slow down a bit.  There doesn't seem to be enough regular traffic to remove the gravel.  It is very small and round, like little ball bearings.  Not trying to scare everyone, just be careful and don't expect to do any racing. This is also a free range area as evidenced by the many cow pies on the pavement.  We did see a few longhorn steers wandering around, but not right on the road. My buddy and I did the Old White Bird Grade on Sept 9th, 2008.  We did not see any other vehicles at all.  The curves are pretty spectacular, especially near the top where you can look down into the valley and see all the switchbacks.  At this time of year the valley is pretty dry, brown and hazy, so I imagine May or June would be more scenic.

The Old WB road joins with Hwy 95 for about 100 yards, which sort of divides the Old WB into an upper and lower section.  The upper section goes through a forest,  has a few homes and is in better condition.

The lower road is in good shape, but received a chip-seal treatment in the not too distant pass.  It looks like the Hwy Dept forgot to sweep off the excess gravel, so even in the middle of the road there is just enough loose gravel to make you slow down a bit.  There doesn’t seem to be enough regular traffic to remove the gravel.  It is very small and round, like little ball bearings.  Not trying to scare everyone, just be careful and don’t expect to do any racing.

This is also a free range area as evidenced by the many cow pies on the pavement.  We did see a few longhorn steers wandering around, but not right on the road.

]]> By: Grumbler http://www.roadsnw.com/rnw/20/comment-page-1#comment-134 Grumbler Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:44:45 +0000 http://roadsnw.com/roadsnw_test/rnw/20#comment-134 Due to the decaying condition of Old Whitebird Grade Rd, we've stayed on US-95 btw Whitebird and Grangeville. We were looking forward to stopping at the Whitebird Cafe, but a chartered bus was disgorging tourists that day so we decided to kept going. Due to the decaying condition of Old Whitebird Grade Rd, we’ve stayed on US-95 btw Whitebird and Grangeville. We were looking forward to stopping at the Whitebird Cafe, but a chartered bus was disgorging tourists that day so we decided to kept going.

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