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Cloud Cap Out-n-Back
Mt. Hood, OR, US
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Our Mother The Mountain

Bikedancing and Routecraft

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21 mi.
2,531 ft.

Cloud Cap is the pure essence of Mt. Hood gravel climbing packed into 20 spectacular miles. Ten miles up. Ten miles down. Ten sets of epic switchbacks. Short, sweet and gnarly. It's almost as simple as that.

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