Whether on bike or by car – Aufderheide (Hwy 19) is said to be one of Oregon’s most beautiful drives. Numerous spots along the route are suitable for picnicking, sightseeing. Large signs explain the drive as one enters Forest Service lands outside of Westfir. A number of interpretive signs are located along the Aufderheide Memorial Drive for your enjoyment. This loop follows the Middle and North Forks of the Willamette River, up Box Canyon and down the South Fork and main fork of the McKenzie River. The highway consists of paved roads which carve a path through scenic forests, the historic logging community of Westfir, the Constitution Grove, Box Canyon Guard Station, the Aufderheide Memorial, Cougar Reservoir and the McKenzie Highway. The road travels along the South Fork of the McKenzie River and the North Fork of the Willamette River and through Box Canyon.Īufderheide Drive was named after Robert Aufderheide, the Willamette National Forest Supervisor from 1954 until his death in 1959. (More on Robert Aufderheide below.) Previously it was know as Forest Road 19 and sometimes called the “Box Canyon Road”, is a popular 145 mile loop from the Eugene-Springfield area. 126) to a point 3.5 miles above Blue River or by traveling Highway 58 and then turning north to Westfir. Aufderheide Drive is reached from the Eugene-Springfield area either by traveling the McKenzie Highway (Hwy.
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