Great Rides - Portland

Portland is the best biking city in America. Period.

It’s easy to run out of superlatives when you’re talking about the cycling scene in PDX: It’s a platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Community, and if there’s a poll or ranking of best biking cities, it’s almost always number one.

More than six percent of Portlanders commute by bike, the highest percentage for a large American city. Translation? The bike culture here is strong. With almost 400 miles of bikeways, and more in the works, urban riding is a breeze. Fantastic Forest Park makes gravel riding accessible within the city limits, and road rides run the gamut from Willamette River rambles to steep, punchy climbs just to the west.

Head up the Columbia River Gorge or toward Mount Hood for countless mountain biking trails, including popular Sandy Ridge, which winds and drops through Douglas fir and western red cedar forests.

But back to culture: every June, thousands of cyclists go commando for the World Naked Bike Ride, and the Pedalpalooza festival holds hundreds of rides each summer.

Canby Ferry - Oregon City Loop

Distance: 33.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 1955 ft

Lake Oswego, OR

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Tickle Creek Loop

Distance: 59.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 2498 ft

Portland, OR

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Around Bald Peak Loop

Distance: 47.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 2155 ft

Beaverton, OR

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Great Views Great Ride

Distance: 42.2 mi
Elevation: +/- 4512 ft

Beaverton, OR

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Oswego Lake

Distance: 22 mi
Elevation: +/- 1594 ft

Lake Oswego, OR

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Kelly Point

Distance: 38.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 1144 ft

Portland, OR

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Portland Bike Path Loop

Distance: 31.9 mi
Elevation: +/- 821 ft

Portland, OR

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Bridge of the Gods loop

Distance: 83.5 mi
Elevation: +/- 4053 ft

Portland, OR

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44 Trails

Distance: 122 mi
OR35 Mount Hood Highway, Mt Hood, OR

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Klootchy Creek Trails

Distance: 12 mi
Clatsop County Fisheries, 2001 Marine Dr, Astoria, OR 97103

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LL Stub Stewart State Park

Distance: 40 mi
L.L. Stub Stewart State Park, Buxton, OR 97109

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Post Canyon

Distance: 75 mi
Post Canyon Dr, Cascade Locks, OR 97014

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Sandy Ridge

Distance: 33 mi
62700 E Barlow Trail Rd, Brightwood, OR 97011

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Skibowl Bike Park

Distance: 21 mi
87000 US-26, Government Camp, OR 97028

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Syncline

Distance: 17 mi
Old Hwy 8, White Salmon, WA 98672

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Beaverton Powerline Trail

Distance: 4.4 mi
Elevation: +/- 456 ft

Huber, OR

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Fanno Creek Trail

Distance: 5.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 85 ft

Beaverton, OR

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Terwilliger Trail

Distance: 6 mi
Elevation: +/- 586 ft

Lake Oswego, OR

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Banks - Vernonia State Trail

Distance: 23.2 mi
Elevation: +/- 483 ft

Banks, OR

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Bridges Loop

Distance: 5.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 225 ft

Portland, OR

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Springwater Corridor bike path

Distance: 11.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 187 ft

Portland, OR

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Springwater Corridor Trail

Distance: 21.8 mi
Elevation: +/- 737 ft

Portland, OR

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Springwater on the Willamette

Distance: 7.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 98 ft

Portland, OR

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Leif Erickson

Distance: 18.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 1215 ft

Portland, OR

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The Silver Star Adventure Loop

Distance: 71.4 mi
Elevation: +/- 5518 ft

Portland, OR

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Otto Miller

Distance: 56.1 mi
Elevation: +/- 3602 ft

Portland, OR

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Dixie & Curly Loop

Distance: 53.3 mi
Elevation: +/- 3840 ft

Beaverton, OR

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Sedum Ridge Gravel Loop

Distance: 128.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 8883 ft

Portland, OR

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Manning Gravel Loop

Distance: 62.7 mi
Elevation: +/- 4723 ft

Hillsboro, OR

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Bacona Loop

Distance: 89.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 5820 ft

Portland, OR

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Warrior Rock Lighthouse Out and Back

Distance: 71.6 mi
Elevation: +/- 2208 ft

Portland, OR

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