In this month’s newsletter we highlight the intersection of design, housing and transportation with a recap of our YIMBY social and an article on the Happy Cities presentation hosted by Build a Better Bend. We also add another favorite route to our popular routes to the new Bend Central Library.
Building Advocacy Capacity in Central Oregon This past month Bend Bikes supported and participated in three bike buses and a walk and roll event at local schools, hosted a social …
We’ve received a lot of questions about the best low-stress bike routes to reach the library from Bend’s west side. So this month, we are continuing the theme from last month with a new route to the Central Library, this time from the west…
We’ve received a lot of questions about the best low-stress bike routes to reach the library from Bend’s west side. So this month, we are continuing the theme from last month with a new route to the Central Library, this time from the west…
This short route takes you from Hillside Park to Juniper Swim and Fitness using the newly reopened Olney bike infrastructure (which is great!). Start your ride at Hillside Park and …
From central Bend to the far northeast Bend, this flat, 5 mile route from Drake Park to Rockridge Park will take you to a mountain bike skill course, a skate …
The new Central Library at Stevens Ranch will be opening in late spring of 2026. The Eastside Bend Library is already permanently closed and the Bend Downtown Library recently closed …
Alpenglow to Drake: From one of Bend’s newest parks to one of the oldest Alpenglow Park, opened three years ago, has become a popular destination for many southeast Bend residents …
🗺️ Route Overview
There’s nothing quite like a summer evening in Bend—warm air, the Deschutes flowing by, and live music filling the air at Hayden Homes Amphitheater. Getting there, though? Between traffic backups …
Columbia Park to Newport Ave Newport Ave to Mt Washington Dr Mt Washington Dr to the North Unit Canal North Unit Canal to Pine Nursery Park Note: Several projects are …
This is a short and sweet route to add to your repertoire on how to get from the neighborhood south and west of Brookswood Blvd down into the river corridor. Yes, …
A good bike path should be safe, direct, and enjoyable and rideable by a 4 year old. The Haul and Rimrock trail mostly checks those boxes, making it my favorite …
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. …
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 …
