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Flow Motion

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 4.4 (17)
  1. Areas
  2. OR
  3. …Portland Metro and Mt. Hood
  4. …Mt. Hood Village
  5. Sandy Ridge Trail System
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“Big berms and an abundance of flow. ”

Leslie Kehmeier
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Miles

1.1

KM
Singletrack

1,969' 600 m

High

1,695' 517 m

Low

26' 8 m

Up

274' 84 m

Down

8%

Avg Grade (5°)

12%

Max Grade (7°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Parking fee: A day pass is $5 for a passenger vehicle, $10 for a van, and $20 for a bus and annual pass is $30. The annual pass is a district-wide pass for the whole Oregon North Cascades District. All transactions can be done through Recreation.gov or the Rec.gov app.

Description

Flow Motion is one of the newest trails at Sandy Ridge. It connects to Follow the Leader and features an abundance of flow with endless berms and rollers the whole way through.

Flow Motion can be included in a bigger ride with Follow the Leader or a session route with Homestead Road.

Contacts

Local Club: Northwest Trail Alliance

Mar 19, 2025: NWTA Volunteers Brave the Rain for Trail Maintenance at Powell Butte

Mar 13, 2025: Trail School Students Tackle Drainage & Safety at Hagg Lake

Mar 5, 2025: Riding with Confidence: Takeaways from the Ladies AllRide x NW Trail Sisters Event

Land Manager: BLM Oregon - Salem Office

Shared By:

Leslie Kehmeier with improvements by Anne Weaver
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Trail Ratings

  4.4 from 17 votes

#3

in Sandy Ridge Trail System

#1332

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  4.4 from 17 votes
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Trail Rankings

#3

in Sandy Ridge Trail System

#38

in Oregon

#1,332

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Flowing through the green at Sandy Ridge
Jul 30, 2013 near Mount H…, OR

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