Bike Rides & Cycling Events

Here’s a list of upcoming bike rides and cycling events near Portland, OR. If you have a ride or event you want listed, send us the details and we’ll add it to our website.

Upcoming Events

Date	Ride	Venue	Area
May 25-27	Century Ride of the Centuries	Various Starts	Pendleton, OR
June 1	Pioneer Century	Clackamas County Fairgrounds	Candy, OR
June 5-9	Central Oregon 500	Various Starts	Bend, OR
June 2	Oregon Gran Fondo	Downtown	Cottage Grove, OR
June 8-Sept 8	Cyclepedia: Iconic Bike Design	Portland Art Museum	Portland, OR
June 15	Petal Pedal	The Oregon Garden	Silverton, OR
June 15	Gorge Ride	Gorge Discovery Center	The Dalles
June 22	Castle Crags Century	Mt. Shasta Park	Mt. Shasta, CA
June 23	Portland Sunday Parkways	Northeast Portland	Portland, OR
June 29	Mt. Adams Country Bicycle Tour	TBA	Trout Lake, WA
July 13-14	STP	Starts: Seattle	Ends: Portland
July 12-14	Cycle Oregon Weekend	Corvallis	Corvallis, OR
July 13	Tour de Chutes	Bend	Bend, OR
July 20	Tour de Cure	Hillsboro Stadium	Hillsboro, OR
July 20 & 21	Bicycle Big Top	Portland Art Museum	Portland, OR
July 28	Portland Sunday Parkways	North Portland	Portland, OR
August 17	Crater Lake Century	Fort Klamath Museum	Klamath Falls, OR
August 25	Portland Sunday Parkways	Southeast Portland	Portland, OR
September 29	Portland Sunday Parkways	Southwest Portland	Portland, OR

Portland Bike Routes

Here are a few suggested routes/rides if you are new to Portland or visiting from out of town.

Ride	Area	Difficulty
Banks Vernonia Bike Path	Washington Co.	A/B
Rock Creek Ramble	West Hills	D
G3 Summit Ride	West Hills	C
Springwater Corridor Bike Path	SE Portland	A/B
The Steepest Climb in Portland	West Hills	E
Whip the Old Lawyer Ride	Portland, OR	C/D
Clackamas Rollercoaster	Oregon City	C/D

Ride Reviews

Ride	Area	Difficulty
Mt. Shasta Summit Century	Mt. Shasta, CA	E
De Ronde van Oeste Portlandia	West Hills	E
Crater Lake Century	Southern, OR	D
Tour de Lab	Portland, OR	B/C
Barlow Road Ride	Mt. Hood, OR	C/D
Harvest Century	Hillsboro, OR	C
Tour of the Unknown Coast	Ferndale, CA	E
The Terrible Two	Santa Rosa, CA	E

Difficulty Key

Rating	Description
A	Mostly flat
B	A few rollers/climbs
C	Significant short steep hills or moderate, sustained climbs
D	Challenging terrain with longer, steeper hills
E	Extremely difficult with frequent steep hills and long sustained climbs