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Hells Canyon Scenic Byway – stage 1/2: La Grande – Joseph

Motorcycle route from La Grande to Joseph · United States · Oregon
Distance 11269.7kmmi
Elevation 1,1183,670mft
Duration 2h 13m
Route type Point to point
Curviness Low

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0 km0 miLa GrandeStart
112 km70 miJosephFinish

About this route

Highway 82 from La Grande through the Grande Ronde valley, along the Wallowa River canyon past Minam and through Enterprise to Joseph, at the foot of the Wallowa Mountains. Flowing river curves and wide farmland with snowy peaks ahead. Wallowa Lake is just past Joseph. Stage 2 continues over the forest road to Halfway and Baker City.

Check road conditions, closures and opening dates before you ride.

Route line: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), America's Byways® layer, byway 143_OR, layer version of 4 August 2026, public domain: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8bda53a21f8b4c7ca2fc76523ba2110a. Modified by Motarva: snapped to roads, split into stages, side spurs left out. This is not an official route file from the FHWA.

Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), America's Byways America's Byways® layer FHWA_ScenicByways_08042026 (), byway 143_OR. Changes: snapped to roads, split into stages, side spurs left out.

Licence: Public domain (US federal government work) Modified by Motarva. Not an official publication of the source.

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Motarva Lv.1 · Rider · Posted 1 week ago

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Steady riding, no stretch stands out as especially twisty.

14.8 of 112 km in corners9.2 of 69.7 miles in corners13%

Measured from the route itself, with roundabouts and slip roads left out. Corners are counted, not judged.

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