Pedal Challenge

Explore. Connect. Ride.

Last year, the Puddle Passport pushed me to explore 10 different run clubs. This year, I’m creating this little challenge to motivate myself to learn about the PDX cycle scene.

My goal is simple: find new routes, build confidence in the saddle, and learn about our local bike community alongside others who love an active adventure.

My Q1 2026 Mission:

Explore: 8 Neighborhood Routes (6–11 mi)
Connect: 4 Group Rides
Adventure: 2 Scenic Rides (15+ mi)

Explore - Neighborhood Route Ideas

Connect - List of Group Rides

Mondays

Mellow Mondays: Monday: 6:00 PM, Irving Park

Tuesdays

Foster Night Ride: Tuesday: biweekly, [location varies]

Wednesdays

Tabor Crawl: Wednesday: 6:00–7:00 PM, Mt. Tabor (SE 64th & Lincoln)
Nomad Cycles Monthly E‑Bike Ride: Wednesday: 6:00 PM, Nomad Cycles PDX (5820 NE Sandy Blvd)

Thursdays

Ride Safe PDX: Thursday: 7:00 PM, Colonel Summers Park
Thursday Night Ride: Thursday: 7:00 PM, Salmon Street Fountain (1000 SW Naito Pkwy)

Fridays

Friday Night Ride: Friday: 7:00 PM, [location varies]

Find More at Shift to Bikes: https://www.shift2bikes.org/pages/weekly-rides/

Ride - List of Scenic Rides for Inspiration

Springwater Corridor & Connections – Portland Waterfront, up to ~21 miles one way (extendable toward Mt. Hood)
Around Bald Peak Loop – Hillsboro (Rood Bridge Park), ~35 miles with significant climbing
Banks to Vernonia State Trail – Banks Trailhead Park, 21 miles one way / 42 miles round trip
Bridge of the Gods Loop – Troutdale (Lewis & Clark State Park), ~85 miles with Columbia Gorge views
Willamette River Loops – Tom McCall Waterfront Park (Salmon Street Fountain), ~20–30 miles depending on loop
Trolley Trail – Milwaukie (Milwaukie Riverfront Park), ~20 miles
Canby Ferry Loop – Canby (Wait Park), ~20 miles including ferry crossing
Oswego Lake Loop / Lake Oswego – Foothills Park (Lake Oswego), ~15–20 miles mixed terrain
Rock Creek Classic: NW Portland (Cedar Mill Park), ~25–30 miles with hills and rollers