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- Directions One
- These directions require an adventurous spirit.
The road is blacktop most of the way with the exception of two miles of gravel for road.
- From Eugene, West 11th turns into Hwy 126
- Travel West about 50 miles to Mapleton
- In Mapleton at the flashing yellow light
turn RIGHT or East on to Hwy 36
- At the 10.5 mile post on Hwy 36 is the very
small town of Indiola
- Turn LEFT or North on Indian Creek Road
- Travel 8.5 miles on Indian Creek Road
- Turn Right on Forest Service Road 3278 also known as Gibson Creek Road. Go 2 miles on Forest Service Road 3278.
- Turn Left on Forest Service Road 32 or as
the Forest Service likes to sign it 3200.
- At or very near the 5 mile post the road splits into a "Y". Go to the right or down hill.
- About Forest Service Road 3278. The road is gravel but it is the only gravel on this trip.
- Forest Service Road 32 is blacktop all the way with the exception
of short distances of gravel for road repair.
- Once on road 32, if you travel on gravel for more than a short
distance you are going the wrong way.
- In general the road climbs up in elevation
for about fine miles, travels over the Coast Range Mountain Ridges
for five miles and then descends for five miles.
- Ralph Friedman
wrote In Search of WESTERN OREGON that the coast range
from Five Divide has more body, contours and segments than when
seen at most other viewpoints. This is a very nice way to and
from Eugene.
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- Directions Two
- From Eugene, 6th street turns into Hwy 99
- Travel North on Hwy 99 to Hwy 36
- Turn Left or West at the traffic signal onto
Hwy 36
- Hwy 36 travels past Triangle Lake and Deadwood.
- At the 10.5 mile post on Hwy 36 is the very
small town of Indiola
- Turn RIGHT or North on Indian Creek Road
- Travel 8.5 miles on Indian Creek Road
- Turn Right on Forest Service Road 3278. Go 2 miles on Forest Service Road 3275.
- Turn Left on Forest Service Road 32 or as
the Forest Service likes to sign it 3200
- About Forest Service Road 3278. The road is gravel but it is the only gravel on this trip.
- Forest Service Road 32 is blacktop all the way with the exception
of short distances of gravel for road repair.
- Once on road 32, if you travel on gravel for more than a short
distance you are going the wrong way.
In general the road climbs up in elevation
for about fine miles, travels over the Coast Range Mountain Ridges
for five miles and then descends for five miles.
- It is blacktop all the way with the exception
of short distances of gravel for road repair.
- If you travel on gravel for more than a short
distance you are going the wrong way.
- In general the road climbs up in elevation
for about fine miles, travels over the Coast Range Mountain Ridges
for five miles and then descends for five miles.
- Ralph Friedman
wrote in search of WESTERN OREGON that the coast range
from Five Divide has more body, contours and segments than when
seen at most other viewpoints. This is a very nice way to and
from Eugene.
- Direction Three
- From Eugene, ^th street turns into Hwy 99.
- Travel North on Hwy 99 to Junction City.
- On the north end of Junction City at the Safeway Store turn left on Hwy 99W.
- Turn Left on Greenberry Road. At the end of Greenberry Road
- Turn Right onto Bellefountain Road for about one block.
- Turn Left onto Decker Road.
- At the end of Decker Road Turn Left or West onto Hwy 34.
- The little town of Alsea is at the 40 mile
post. Drive the speed limit 25 in Alsea. Almost everyone gets
a speeding ticket in this small town if not careful.
- Five Rivers Road is at the 20 mile post on
Hwy 34.
- Turn Left or South onto Five Fives Road for
16 miles.
- At the 3 mile post on Five Rivers Road go over the bridge.
- At the 10 mile post the county change from
Lincoln to Lane County.
- Lane County thought they needed their own
mile posts so they came out and replaced them starting over at
1 again. So, the mile posts go from 1 to 10 and then start over
again at 1 and go to 5.
- Your destination is 16 miles from Hwy 34, watch your odometer.
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