Best Bike Rides Portland, Oregon

by Lizann Dunegan, Ayleen Crotty

Overview

Written for cyclists of all stripes, Best Bike Rides books offer a diverse array of scenic tours in and around some of America's largest urban destinations. Road rides, rail rides, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are in the 5 to 30 mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures. Each book features 35 to 40 rides with color photos, maps, point-by-point miles and directions, and GPS coordinates of starting and finishing points.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762784462
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	09/15/2016
Series:	Best Bike Rides Series
Edition description:	1st Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Lizann Dunegan is a freelance writer and photographer specializing in writing outdoor guidebooks and travel articles about the Pacific Northwest. A Portland resident, she has been riding and exploring bike routes in Portland and the Northwest for over 15 years. Lizann has written other cycling guides to Oregon including Road Biking Oregon and Mountain Biking Oregon: A Guide to Northwest and Central Oregon’s Greatest off-Road Bicycle Rides. She lives in Boring, Oregon.

Ayleen Crotty is the editor of ORbike.com, a resource to help people find bicycle adventures in and around Oregon. She is also the director of Filmed by Bike, a film festival that travels the globe featuring the world's best bicycle movies. As an avid traveler, Ayleen's favorite way to discover new regions and cultures is to explore by bike.

AyleenCrotty.com

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction ix

Using This Guide xiv

Ride Finder xv

Map Legend xviii

Portland Area

1 Sauvie Island 3

2 Nature in the City: North Portland Loop 10

3 Marine Drive Bike Path 19

4 Two States, Two Bridges 24

5 Saltzman Road and the Majestic St. Johns Bridge 32

6 Leif Erikson Drive 38

7 Skyline Loop 42

8 Heights of Portland: Washington Park to Council Crest 49

9 Eastbank Esplanade-Tom McCall Waterfront Park Loop 56

10 Tryon Creek State Natural Area and Portland Bridges Loop 63

11 Family Friendly Fountain Tour 71

12 Tilikum Crossing: The People's Bridge 78

13 Springwater Corridor: Southeast Foster Road to Downtown Boring 85

14 Springwater Corridor: Sell wood-Hawthorne Loop 91

15 Mount Tabor Park 98

16 Mount Tabor Park-Rocky Butte SB 107

17 Southeast Neighborhoods Tour 116

18 Five "Quadrants" Ultimate Portland Loop 122

19 Northeast Portland Neighborhood Loop 132

South of Portland

20 Swimming and the Trolley Trail 139

21 Petes Mountain-Canby Ferry Loop 144

Southeast of Portland

22 Cazadero State Park Trail 153

23 Clackamas River Cruise 159

24 Sandy Ridge Mountain Bike Trail System 164

East of Portland and the Columbia River Gorge

25 Hood River Valley Loop 171

26 Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail: Hood River to The Dalles 177

27 Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail: Cascade Locks to Moffett Creek Bridge 184

28 EasyCLIMB at Cascade Locks 189

29 Columbia River Gorge Waterfall Tour 194

30 Larch Mountain Cruise 203

31 Gresham-Fairview Path 210

North of Portland

32 Lacamas Lake Path 217

33 Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway Trail 223

34 Frenchman's Bar Trail 228

West of Portland

35 Fanno Creek Greenway Trail 235

36 North Plains Ramble 241

37 Mini Farm Tour 245

38 Hagg Lake Ramble 250

39 Banks-Vernonia State Trail 257

40 L. L. Stub Stewart State Park 262

Resources 266

About the Authors 269