The North Umpqua Highway

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132.8 km

Length

+2,170 m

Ascent

−689 m

Descent

1,658 m

Highest point

7.7%

Max gradient

2h 57min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 1,658 m

5 °C cloudy

wind 6 m/s · clouds 100%

At the start

18 °C partlycloudy

wind 5 m/s · clouds 42%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	-3 °C	6 °C	0.9 mm	6 m/s	partlycloudy
Saturday 24 Oct	-1 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	4 m/s	clearsky
Sunday 25 Oct	3 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	3 m/s	partlycloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:46 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: asphalt 70%

Roads nearby

The Oregon Coast Highway

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Length: +5,782 m
Ascent

Pacific Coast Scenic Byway

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Length: +2,017 m
Ascent

The Santiam Pass

107.1 km
Length: +1,272 m
Ascent

132.8 km · 1,658 m

Elevation profile

What does The North Umpqua Highway look like?

OR 138E in early October · Oregon Department of Transportation · CC BY 2.0

Oregon Route 138 Interstate Sign · Akampfer · CC BY-SA 3.0

OR 138E at MP46 Aug 17 (36967662755) · Oregon Department of Transportation · CC BY 2.0

Landslide on OR 138 E, MP 31 · OregonDOT · CC BY 2.0

OR 61 I5 FHWA 1966 217 · Federal Highway Adminstration · Public domain

Oregon Route 138 at Oregon 99 - Roseburg, Oregon · M.O. Stevens · CC BY-SA 3.0

Car on Fire · Wing-Chi Poon · CC BY-SA 2.5

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Roseburg

43.21354, -123.34125

Finish

Douglas County

43.13067, -122.12822

Stages

Stage 1 65.8 km
Stage 2 67.0 km

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Dino's Ristorante Italiano 0.0 km · 137 m

Little Brother's Pub 0.0 km · 137 m

Brix 527 0.0 km · 137 m

El Dorado 0.0 km · 137 m

Sakura Sushi 1.3 km · 143 m

Splitz Family Grill 1.3 km · 143 m

Colliding Rivers Drive-Inn 26.5 km · 229 m

138 Grill 28.1 km · 228 m

The Atom Bistro and Coffee Bar 28.2 km · 229 m

Parking

Susan Creek Falls Trail Parking 45.9 km · 288 m

Toketee Falls Trailhead 95.6 km · 757 m

Howlock Mountain Trailhead 127.8 km · 1,640 m

Mount Thielsen Trailhead 131.3 km · 1,646 m

23 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 131.3 km.

EV chargers

ChargePoint 0.0 km · 138 m

Fuel

CFN 7.2 km · 165 m

Chevron 26.1 km · 219 m

Dry Creek Store 76.5 km · 461 m

2 unnamed places along the road, from 1.1 km to 127.8 km.

Viewpoints

Diamond Lake Viewpoint 128.2 km · 1,644 m

4 unnamed places along the road, from 25.9 km to 128.2 km.

Toilets

Restroom 129.3 km · 1,640 m

10 unnamed places along the road, from 84.9 km to 129.5 km.