Difficulty: Moderate

McMinnville Evergreen Museum – Grand Island Loop

After exploring the Evergreen Museum (home of Howard Hughes’ famed Spruce Goose!), discover the scenic Grand Island area southeast of McMinnville. This long, moderately difficult country ride will take you through lush, rolling farmland with a stop in historic Dayton.

This is a flat 31-mile route from McMinnville east to the fertile Grand Island area near the Willamette River. After a short lap across the farmland, retrace your path, head for downtown Dayton and a return to the Evergreen museum. While most roads do not have shoulders, traffic is light across most of the route.

Ride Tips:

This is a flat 31-mile route from McMinnville east to the fertile Grand Island area near the Willamette River. After a short lap across the farmland, retrace your path, head for downtown Dayton and a return to the Evergreen museum. While most roads do not have shoulders, traffic is light across most of the route.

Navigation: Download this map to your Ride with GPS mobile app for turn-by-turn guidance during your ride. Click “Send to Device” at the top of the map on this page.

Start/Finish: Park at the museum on Three Mile Lane and follow map guidance to Three Mile Lane. Drive into downtown McMinnville for food and drink afterward.

That Special Segment: Riders using Strava will find very three short segments while in the Grand Island area. Lush fields and very quiet roads make the 6-mile Grand Island loop perhaps the most enjoyable and relaxing portion of the day’s ride.

Oases:
Bob’s Grand Island Grocery & Deli, at the 11.6-mile marker, is a general store offering just about anything a cyclist could need including an espresso machine. Outdoor tables are shaded from the summer sun. Pass the store again on the return from Grand Island.

Juanita’s Café y Neveria, 401 Ferry Street in Dayton, offers ice cream across the street from Courthouse Square Park.

Bathrooms: Courthouse Square Park in Dayton and Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum.

Gravel: This route includes one mile of light gravel to avoid dangerous traffic conditions.

Cautions: The following locations deserve attention.
• Limited shoulders and visibility on some country roads.
• Crossing Highway 154 (Lafayette Highway) on Stockhoff Road at mile 6.4. Gravel begins after crossing and continues to Webfoot Road.
• Crossing Highway 221 (Wallace Road) at mile 11.6. Cross again on return from Grand Island at mile 17.6.
• Riding for a quarter mile on Lafayette Highway at mile 28.9

Route Note: Road shoulders on both sides of Three Mile Lane are wide.

About this Route Evaluation: These notes are provided as general guidance but are not intended to replace each cyclist’s own research and due diligence. We encourage you to become familiar with the route. This route is subject to change.