Lower Nehalem Road / Foss Road

This road follows the Nehalem River out through the Cascade Range out to Nehalem Bay near Manzanita.

While I’ve never had an opportunity to ride this road myself, I’ve been told there are significant sections of the roadway that are not merely unpaved but are dirt 2-track trails.

Note: This road is known as Foss Road at the western junction where it meets US101.

  • Road Name: Foss Road / Lower Nehalem Road
  • Counties: Clatsop, Tillamook
  • Length: 27
  • Towns: Batterson, Blyvbach, Elsie, Foss, Helloff, Lukarilla, Lynnbrook, Maples, Nehalem Falls, Rector, Salmonberry, Snark, Wakefield

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Adventure, Unpaved, Western Oregon | July 4th, 2007
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  1. Joey BagO'Doughnuts Says:
    July 10th, 2010 at 12:48 AM

    Heading NE on Foss Rd (from the intersection of Miami Foley Rd) the yellow-lined pavement ends 6.6 miles in.

    Heading S on Lower Nehalem Rd (from the intersection of RT 26) the yellow-lined pavement ends 2 miles in.

    I’ll leave what’s in between to someone with a dual-sport to report on.

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