Essential information
Starting location: Wren ODOT Park and Ride Lot - Located at the intersection of Hwy 20 and Kings Valley Hwy (see location)
Distance & drive time from downtown Corvallis: 11 miles; 17 minutes (see route)
RWGPS route map: 21 miles; +1470'; 87% unpaved
Permit needed: Starker Forests recreation permit (for Tum Tum Tree Farm and Vonsild Tree Farm) (free)
Seasonal considerations: In winter, mile 15.5 to 16.5 (along the river) is often muddy. In the summer, there has been a thick patch of blackberries on about a 25' section of the route east of the single track trail at mile 17.3. The Mudslinger XC Mountain Bike Race is held here annually in April (in 2023, the date is 4/1).
Places on the route
Harris Covered Bridge (built in 1929) (see location)
"Feuerstein's Castle": A unique private home on Harris Road, near Blodgett (see location)
Related or similar routes
Beginning in Wren
Harris Road (out-and-back): 15 miles, +1000'; 80% unpaved
Tum Tum Lollipop v1: 21 miles, +1400'; 85% unpaved
Tum Tum Lollipop v2: 26 miles; +1800'; 89% unpaved
Tum Tum-Vonsild Lollipop: 13 miles, +800'; 79% unpaved
Wren to Wren: 36 miles, +2500'; 81% unpaved
Beginning in Blodgett
v1: 22.4 miles; +2142'; 94% unpaved
v2: 19.4 miles; +2019'; 93% unpaved