GTD Bicycle Club rides Still Creek Rd. (Zig Zag Ranger to Trillium Lake)
Channel: TopTube Cycling Videos
Date: 10/07/2021

Go the Distance Bicycle Club in Portland, Oregon rode Still Creek Rd. from the Zig Zag Ranger Station to Trillium Lake.  This video only covers the ascent, since I lacked a camera mount that day and descending while holding a video camera is not recommended.  After the first mile on Still Creek Rd., it's about a 13 mi. moderate climb to the Trillium Lake Basin.  The climb is fairly constant at about 5%, with some 8% steeper sections thrown in.  It is steeper as you approach the top.  From Trillium Lake there are postcard views of Mt. Hood.  Be careful on the descent.  It's a high speed thrill ride but you'll face quickly changing road conditions as well as pot holes and wash out which is made all the more difficult in dappled sunlight.  Ride at your own risk, of course, and don't forget it's the Cascade Mountains so weather conditions can change quickly and you'll be without cell phone service for much of the ride.