South Fork Skokomish
The day the route fails -- adventures in on-the-fly navigation
By the Numbers
Punchy
Two climbs with a lot of flat
Two climbs with a lot of flat
Distance
53 miles
Elevation
2700 feet
Moving Time
3h15m
Logistics
Park at Potlatch State Park
External
The primary goal of the ride had been to see | ride what had become known as the scary bridge – the High Steel Bridge, the highest railway arch bridge ever built in the United States.
![High Steel Bridge - photo courtesy [Mason County Sheriff’s Office](https://so.co.mason.wa.us/)](https://so.co.mason.wa.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/highsteel-wideshot-768x514.jpg)
![Flat farmland in the valley](https://photos.smugmug.com/i-XGMss9s/0/M/i-XGMss9s-M.jpg)
![The turn on to W Govey Rd.](https://photos.smugmug.com/i-TDjhQ9t/0/M/i-TDjhQ9t-M.jpg)
![Toby and Elisa setting the pace](https://photos.smugmug.com/i-JqXkzrf/0/M/i-JqXkzrf-M.jpg)
![Bikes on the High Steel Bridge](https://photos.smugmug.com/i-VRj3DrJ/0/M/i-VRj3DrJ-M.jpg)
![View into the canyon created by the South Fork of the Skokomish from the High Steel Bridge](https://photos.smugmug.com/i-Hg6QvhM/0/M/i-Hg6QvhM-M.jpg)
![Spur road leading to a creek for a critical water bottle refill](https://photos.smugmug.com/i-xJQ2ztQ/0/M/i-xJQ2ztQ-M.jpg)
![Freshly grated gravel, a little soft](https://photos.smugmug.com/i-CLFTTS9/0/M/i-CLFTTS9-M.jpg)