Originally Posted by
muted
MCKenzie Rive Trail will be the most scenic lush trail you've ever been on, it follows a blue river that goes underground for a bit, pops up in a deep pool out of nowhere, and also has some sizable waterfalls on yer way. It's an easy pedal back up the road to your car. Top part is the best, so you can duck out to the road whenever to make it a shorter ride.
Oakridge has a shuttles, try Alpine first. Very very lush, still about 1800' of climbing with the shuttle, and amazing flow. Exactly what you would dream riding in Oregon would be, with a lot of vert down.
You could also try Leavenworth near the Gorge, Xanadu trail is one of the better trails I've ever done. It's not lush though, it's pretty exposed to the sun, especially the road climb, but worth it. You follow a ridgeline down to the car and it's super scenic and cool, and a bit sculpted at the end for some extra fun after some raw singletrack.