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The Gorge Blowout — Stevenson 17-mile downwinder

Washington / Oregon, United States · 45.7010, -121.6950

Downwind paddle-sports event route Event-qualified long-distance downwind p
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conditions & access

Best wind

Event and condition dependent; exact event-page wind sector unpublished

Season

Condition dependent; the checked guide does not publish a closed season

Water

Seventeen-mile Columbia River Gorge downwinder

Experience

Event-qualified long-distance downwind participant

Hazards

Long exposed river event, current, wind variability, commercial traffic and unpublished current-year course/rescue details. Do not attempt from this record alone.

Parking & access

Confirm current registration, briefing, shuttle, start/finish and parking with the event organizer; the archived event page is not an operational plan.

“The official CGW2 event page describes a 17-mile Gorge downwinder based in Stevenson and links it to the Bridge of the Gods Kitefest. It does not publish a start ramp, finish, foil division, GPS track or current safety plan, so the midpoint is schematic and those details remain unset.”

— via User-supplied Columbia Gorge guide audit, last verified 2026-08-04

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 166176 — WX Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Viento M28 (0.34 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/166176 wx.ikitesurf.com

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Local guides

cgw2.org The Gorge Blowout — CGW2 Exact Stevenson windsports guide (Windsurf, Kite, Foil), identifying Kite Beach as the kite launch: https://www.windsurforegon.com/stevenson https://t cgw2.org

Links are community-sourced and open directly on the provider's site. Verify conditions locally before riding.

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