Enterprise and Gas Pump

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## Cedar Creek to Enterprise Clatskanie Mtn. to Flora and Gas Well

Heading South on Hwy 47, on the left is access to @point[Cedar Creek](d,929.44) gravel road.  Go around the gate and across the bridge at Cedar Creek and begin your @slice[gradual ascent](d,1048.76,4604.86) for approximately 2 miles.   Your riding will take you thru the third generation timber land.  Cedar Creek turns into Enterprise Mainline; this section is a @slice[good long climb](d,10775.96,15821.91).

Once on top of the ridge stop and take in the grand views of the upper Nehalem Valley, and Saddle Mountain.  You will also hear the gas well pumping station that is perched on the top of the ridge.  When you reach the pumping station keep to the right and begin the slight descent, walk around the gate.  This is where your @poi[Weyerhaeuser Permit](10480691) is needed to continue on Enterprise. You will have some great riding on this section of well used road.  At about mile 10 there is a @poi[steep downhill pitch](10480692) and is known to have loose gravel.

The reward is coming out at Hwy 47 on top of Clatskanie Mountain.  Before coming to the gate take time to look north and see the town of Clatskanie and the river traffic on the Columbia River.  Columbia County is named for the river, which forms its eastern and norther borders.  @poi[At Hwy 47](10480694) you can decide if you want to continue the remote gravel riding or turn left and return to Coastal Mountain Sport Haus or go right into Clatskanie.

Straight ahead on the back country riding will take you on a @slice[steady elevation gain](d,17716.13,21410.38).  This stiff route will take you through some timber land. In recent years there has been a lot of timber hauled out of this area so you will be riding thru a lot of clear cut land, which affords some great views along the way.  Once you get to the top, past the cell tower on the right, there is a slight descent take, a @point[hard left](d,22336.42) onto what looks like a gravel freeway.  It is a very wide road. You can enjoy the solitude of the landscape on the long descent.

When you reach the road signs indicating a speed limit of 25 miles an hour means you are approaching the @poi[Miller Station](10480697), property of Northwest Natural Gas.  Here off peak natural gas is pumped into the ground during much of the year, and during the seasonal peaks, the compressors are reversed and the gas is recovered to augment regional supplies.   Continue your descent until you reach Hwy 202/47, turn left and you will be at the Coastal Mountain Sport Haus in no time.

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