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McKenzie Pass – Santiam Pass loop

United States · Oregon
Distance 13785.1kmmi
Elevation 1,9656,450mft
Duration 2h 49m
Route type Loop
Curviness Medium

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A loop over the Oregon Cascades: Highway 242 over McKenzie Pass at about 1,620 m, with tight, narrow curves through forest and then black lava fields around the Dee Wright Observatory, down to Sisters, and back over Santiam Pass on Highways 20 and 126 past lakes and waterfalls along the McKenzie River. Highway 242 is closed from roughly November to June and is not open to vehicles over 35 ft. The Santiam side is open all year.

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 145_OR, layer version of 4 August 2026, public domain: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8bda53a21f8b4c7ca2fc76523ba2110a. Modified by Motarva: snapped to roads, a gap filled by routing. 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 145_OR. Changes: snapped to roads, a gap filled by routing.

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

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