Patagonia Tour De Bridges
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The Patagonia Tour De Bridges is a unique opportunity to explore different areas of Portland and avenues for biking, while getting to either cross or see some of the bridges. Building off the rides hosted last year by Nathan Khalsa, who mapped out the Sellwood Bridge Tour (formerly River Romp), the rides this year seek to offer more opportunities for seeing the city and for different levels of biking and endurance. We are excited to share these rides with you and the contributions from the friends who helped create these
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What to Expect:
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Starting off at the store we will depart and head onto Broadway and go over the bridge. We’ll continue on Williams for a while until we navigate through some neighborhood roads off of Rosa Parks. We will eventually bike on Willamette Blvd for a moment before turning left on Polk Ave and arriving at Cathedral Park. When we reach Polk Ave we will be going down hill and moving rather fast, there are intersections and stops so please be mindful of giving each other enough space to break. We will take a little break at Cathedral Park, stretch, hydrate, energize, and use the restrooms!
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After our break we will be heading up a steep hill right away. People can either bike it or walk it, we will meet at the top before continuing on bike. Once at the top we will head to and turn right on St. Louis Ave, where we will continue until we turn left on Portsmouth Ave and then right onto Columbia Blvd. At Peninsular Ave we will be hopping of the sidewalk and turning right and navigating through some neighborhood roads until we turn right on Interstate Ave and make it back onto Broadway where we will turn left. At 7th Ave we will turn right and head down and over the Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge and head down along the Springwater Corridor to cross over the Sellwood Bridge. Coming back on the west side of the waterfront we will cross over the Tilikum Crossing Bridge and head over the Hawthorne bridge to the Steel Bridge and up to 7th Ave where we will head down to Couch Street and get back on to Burnside. After going over the Burnside bridge we will navigate city streets and finish up at the store.
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