hi all! wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a 4 – 6 day route or area that's within a reasonable drive of Bend (ideally within 6 – 8 hours for a start/finish) that would be snow free in mid/late March. i'd like to be able to break my bikepacking cherry on spring break. i looked at the routes suggested on bikepacking.com and it seems like most wont be appropriate at that time weather-wise or just a bit tooooo challenging because of the remote nature
the oregon outback route looks like something that would be interesting and easily modifiable. has anyone ridden that route in that time frame?
ideal route: 200ish, gravel bike friendly, ability to resupply every other day would be sweet, goodish cell coverage, has hot springs access… id like to think the group is pretty well fit and resilient and we'll certainly bone down on bike maintenance over the next few months. haha is that too much to ask? thanks in advance for any help and suggestions
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