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Historic US-30 · Columbia River Gorge

Rowena Loops

For sweeping Gorge views in a shorter drive

  • 12.78 mi catalog itinerary
  • Columbia River Gorge

This 12.78-mile catalog route is the Rowena Loops section, not the entire Historic Columbia River Highway or the separate waterfall-corridor itinerary.

The Rowena Loops climb through the drier eastern side of the Columbia River Gorge, where open slopes and broad river views replace the waterfall corridor’s enclosed forest. The famous horseshoe curves below Rowena Crest are the signature moment, but the appeal is the whole climb and its changing perspective.

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