Shopping on SE 3rd St
Favorite (Non-Favorite but Necessary) Route: Shopping on SE 3rd St Sometimes you’ve got to go shopping. And much of the shopping in Bend is hard to get to by bike. …
Juniper Park to Mosaic Medical, Conners Clinic
Maybe you work at the hospital and want to get a little fresh air on your way into work, or maybe you have an appointment to get that itch checked …
Hillside Park to Farewell Bend Park
This route includes some street crossings that are less than ideal but hopefully in the future they will be improved! And in the meantime, it’s still a pleasant ride in …
Orchard Park to Lava Lanes
For this month’s route, we are looking at going from Orchard Park to Lava Lanes. This destination is also roughly where the Fire station, the Bend Municipal Court, and the …
Route to Cascade Village Shopping Center
The Cascades Village Mall and its surroundings is one of the most important shopping areas in Bend, and one of the most inaccessible by walking and biking. This version of …
Caldera High School to Ponderosa Elementary School Along the future Bend Bikeway
The best route from Ponderosa Elementary School and Pine Nursery Park to Caldera High School traverses the east side of Bend from north to south. It also follows the North-South …
Hollinshead Park to Drake Park
This route from Hollinshead Park to Drake Park is the best way to get from east to west in Bend on the north side. This route can be adapted for …
SW Sliver Lake Blvd to Bear Creek Elementary
by Jim Elliott I volunteer at Bear Creek Elementary School Monday, Wednesday and Friday as one of the crosswalk guards. It is a great way to get into the community …
Farewell Bend Park to Cascade Lakes Brewery
Starting in Farewell Bend park cross the Reed Market Roundabout onto S Alderwood Circle to Woodriver Drive. Turn right on Birchwood Drive and right again on Woodriver Lane until it …
Getting to Phil’s Trailhead
With the summer sun out, it’s time to ride! For this post of our favorite bike routes, we’ve decided to describe a couple different ways to get to Phil’s Trailhead …
Wilson Ave and 3rd Street
It’s open! On May 21, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the official re-opening of the Wilson Avenue Corridor Modernization Project. The work was designed to improve safety and …
Compass Park to Drake Park
With summer approaching, we’re highlighting safe routes to parks as an important piece of a connected biking and walking network. So grab the kids and hop on your bicycle(s) for …
The Canal Trail
An East – West route in south Bend The Canal Trail is a great way to get across Bend from east to west in the southern part of the city. …
Drake Park to Pilot Butte State Park
Want to get from Drake Park to Pilot Butte State Park on a bike? This route’s for you! This whole route is not suitable for all people to ride (i.e. …
The River Trail
A new safe, low stress cycling route to Trader Joe’s! (And Cascade Village Mall) Once you use a bike to get to the Cascade Village Mall, you’ll find it hard …