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Bike Around Portland Oregon: Bridges, Neighborhoods, Poetry and Roses

Bike Around Portland Oregon: Bridges, Neighborhoods, Poetry and Roses

Overview

It's all about the bike ride! We like to spend more time riding in the neighborhoods Portlanders love, but always stopping to smell the roses. Start in the inner Eastside at 833 SE Main #121, where we will safely fit you for a bike and helmet, ready for a sweet 8-11 mile ride through a pretty residential neighborhood, to our favorite rose garden, into an art-heavy industrial district, across the sexy Tilikum Bridge, and onto Portland's waterfront. From there, it's a trip along the edge of downtown and more stories, before we head over another bridge back to our shop!

You'll visit most of the city's quadrants, ride over two bridges, and along the Willamette River. We'll visit almost-secret beaches, read poetry written in sidewalks and rocks, see public art of every shape, color and texture. And have you tried some of the city's best doughnuts or ice cream? We’ll tell you our favorites! All along the way, we'll tell the stories of the city we love.

Bikes, helmets and water provided.

City: Portland

Sun 23 Feb

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Starting at $45.00

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Sun 23 Feb

Starting at $45.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Use of helmet

Bottled water

Use of bicycle

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
We have set up our shop for social distancing and sanitary bike sizing. Guests are welcome to wear masks throughout the experience, but it is not required.

What To Expect

Ladd's Addition

After taking off from the shop, we'll ride into Ladd's Addition, a pretty neighborhood designed in a labyrinth style, and visit one of the many rose gardens there.

Clinton Street Theater

The Clinton Street greenway is part of our experience, and we stop to show off one of the original streetcar stops and our favorite spot (in times when the theater is open) to see funky, artsy, and cult movies.

Tilikum Crossing

Our favorite bridge to ride across is the Tilikum Crossing, one of the most unusual bridges in a city focused around its Willamette River crossings! We'll take the slow route onto the bridge, get counted by the device that monitors the number of cyclists to cross each day and each year, and stop for photos and some history on Portland's newest bridge, and the only one like it in the world.

Portland Aerial Tram

From the Tilikum Crossing we'll head to the South Waterfront neighborhood, past the docking for the Aerial Tram, Portland's newest mode of transportation, and learn why we have this beautiful bullet-shaped transport -- and how much, exactly, it cost us.

Blue Star

BLUE STAR CURRENTLY OPEN LIMITED DAYS/HOURS. We will stop at another doughnut shop, pastry shop or ice cream if they are closed.

Poet's Beach

We could wax eloquent about Poet's Beach forever! This little sandy beach was created by the Human Access Project, a program that seeks to connect us more tangibly to the river, so we take better care of it. What’s more, the poetry along the beach, written by local students, captures our hearts and minds.

Tom McCall Waterfront Park

We'll ride through the Tom McCall Waterfront Park, and learn how what it *used* to be changed Portland in a big way; and how our reluctantly hippie governor in the early 1970s changed it back.

Hawthorne Bridge

We'll ride under the Hawthorne Bridge, and learn why this iconic structure might go up and down, with no big ship underneath it.

Show 5 more stops

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (160)

Chad_W

Nov 2022

Fun little bike trip around the town. Got to see several interesting neighborhoods that aren't part of the typical tourist areas.

Z8785ZUmichaelc

Oct 2022

Great tour at an affordable price! Ana was a fabulous tour guide; gave us a great history lesson and told us about the Whiskey Library (which I highly recommend).

POHCHOO_L

Oct 2022

After the ride, we realised we missed the rose garden. Otherwise, on the whole it’s pretty good. Trip kinda short.

Response from Host

Oct 2022

Hi there, I’m sorry you missed out on the roses — your guide may have mentioned that the roses have been pruned due to the time of year. Usually we edit our tour description to indicate this, however the pruning happened early this year and took us by surprise. I was at the shop when you returned and so I know you got back about 15 minutes early, which often happens in smaller groups who move quickly — if there are special requests for more riding or lots of questions, our groups are sometimes late getting back, so we do expect some variation in trip times. Cold weather can make everyone move quickly, so this time of year we often see an early return. It’s hard for our guides to add extra length unless the whole group is requesting it.