[ORRando] Urban Cycle Options in Portland?

[Andrew P. Black]

Hi Erik,

If you are going to start from downtown, the only traffic-free option  
that strikes me is the Springwater Corridor, a former streetcar  
line.   You can start form the Steel Bridge on the east bank of the  
Willamette, head south on the Eastbank Esplanade to the Oregon Museum  
of Science and Industry (OMSI), and then job east to pick up a trail  
along a railway line called the Springwater on the Willamette.  Just  
North of the Selwood bridge there is a gap in the trail ("the Selwood  
Gap"), but there are signs that will take you onto the main  
Springwater trail, which extends 21 miles to Boring.  Go as far as you  
like and then turn around.  Maybe others can suggest a convenient pie  
place.

More info here: http://www.40mileloop.org/trail_springwatercorridor.htm
Click on the mini-map for a full-sized PDF of the trail leaflet.

Other options are to take the MAX out to Hillsboro and ride in  
Washington County farm country.  Portland Velo (http:// 
portlandvelo.net)  does organized rides from Longbottons Coffee shop,  
and the aforementioned rubber to the road book has lots of routes. (http://www.rubbertotheroad.com/ 
)



> From: Erik Andersen
> Sent: Apr 21, 2009 11:37 PM
> To: susanfrance at teleport.com
> Subject: Urban Cycle Options in Portland?
>
> Hi Susan;
>
> My partner and I are coming to Portland this weekend and we're  
> thinking of bringing our bikes for a short ride.  We don't know  
> Portland.  I was wondering if you or any nice OR folks could offer  
> suggestions.  Shelley doesn't like to ride in/around traffic, and  
> we're looking for a 50k or less ride.  A loop around an island or an  
> out and back on a rail-to-trail or something would be great,  
> particularly if there's pie or wine near the end of the ride.
>

	Andrew
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