These aren’t your typical bike journeys. Oregon Scenic Bikeways are official state-designated routes selected and curated by experts, with printable maps, GPS and signage. They are the state’s best road rides, showcasing breathtaking landscapes — along high-desert highways, past geologic wonders, on covered bridges, next to roaring rivers, over snowy mountain passes and through charming communities. Choose from a half-day, family-friendly outing to a multi-day, remote and challenging route. Ride one or connect a series of bikeways for an epic adventure. Each of the 17 designated bicycle routes showcase a unique side of Oregon.Official route signs are posted along each bikeway.

Download the Oregon Scenic Bikeways guide **here**.

### Covered Bridges Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Mild | Length: 36 Miles

Willamette Valley

The **Covered Bridges Scenic Bikeway** is a family-friendly ride from a historic downtown through six historic covered bridges to a picturesque lake.

Best season: Year-round

### Crooked River Canyon Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Moderate | Length: 37 miles

Central Oregon

Meander through a secluded river canyon and towering basalt cliffs on the **Crooked River Canyon Scenic Bikeway**.

Best season: Spring through fall

### Madras Mountain Views Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Moderate | Length: 29 Miles

Central Oregon

The **Madras Mountain Views Scenic Bikeway** features fragrant fields, a high desert canyon lake and a horizon of snowy peaks.

Best season: Spring through fall

### Sherar’s Falls Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Moderate | Length: 33 Miles

Central Oregon

Get up close and personal with the Deschutes River on the **Sherar’s Falls Scenic Bikeway**, a topographically diverse loop in a high desert canyon.

Best season: Spring and fall

### Sisters to Smith Rock Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Moderate | Length: 37 Miles

Central Oregon

On the **Sisters to Smith Rock Scenic Bikeway**, ride the high desert, with a different flavor of the Old West at each end.

Best season: Spring through fall

### Twin Bridges Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Moderate | Length: 36 Miles

Central Oregon

The **Twin Bridges Scenic Bikeway** showcases the best of Central Oregon, from cities to canyons, all in a few hours of riding.

Best season: Spring through fall

### Tualatin Valley Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Moderate | Length: 51 Miles

Portland Region

Along the **Tualatin Valley Scenic Bikeway**, enjoy the fruits of the farmlands and a car-free cruise through the forest.

Best season: Year-round

### Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Moderate | Length: 134 Miles

Willamette Valley

Wind your way through the bounty of Oregon on the **Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway**, the nation’s first scenic bikeway.

Best season: Year-round

### Wild Rivers Coast Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Moderate | Length: 61 Miles

Oregon Coast

On the **Wild Rivers Coast Scenic Bikeway**, ride alongside a Wild and Scenic River, cranberry bogs, towering basalt sea stacks and a historic lighthouse.

Best season: Year-round

### Grande Tour Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Challenging | Length: 134 Miles

Eastern Oregon

Embark on the **Grande Tour Scenic Bikeway** and discover a figure-8 of stunning mountain views.

Best season: Spring through fall

### Old West Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Challenging | Length: 174 Miles

Eastern Oregon

Pedal the **Old West Scenic Bikeway** through cowboy country to legendary heritage sites and fossil beds.

Best season: Spring and fall

### Cascading Rivers Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Challenging | Length: 71 Miles

Mt. Hood & Columbia River Gorge

Follow two wild rivers through ancient forests on an up-and-over adventure on the **Cascading Rivers Scenic Bikeway**.

Best season: Spring through fall

### Blue Mountain Century Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Extreme | Length: 108 Miles

Eastern Oregon

The **Blue Mountain Century Scenic Bikeway** is a challenging ride through fertile valleys into deep forest and back again.

Best season: Early summer, fall

### Cascade Siskiyou Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Extreme | Length: 55 Miles

Southern Oregon

Rise high above Ashland for a bird’s-eye view of Bear Creek Valley along the **Cascade Siskiyou Scenic Bikeway**.

Best season: Spring through fall

### McKenzie Pass Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Extreme | Length: 38 miles

Central Oregon

Ride the **McKenzie Pass Scenic Bikeway** up and over the Cascades through two forests to a surreal volcanic landscape at the top.

Best season: Summer and fall

### Oregon Outback Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Extreme | Length: 90 miles

Southern Oregon

Pedal through an undiscovered, ruggedly beautiful region on the **Oregon Outback Scenic Bikeway**.

Best season: Early spring through fall

### Painted Hills Scenic Bikeway

Difficulty: Extreme | Length: 161 miles

Eastern Oregon

Geologic splendor and a variety of routes await on the **Painted Hills Scenic Bikeway**, connecting all three units of the John Day Fossil Beds.

Best season: Late spring through fall

### Safety Tips

Please be aware that the Bikeway information here is advisory only. Riders assume all risks as far as the quality and accuracy of the information; in other words, you’re agreeing to use it at your own risk. For updates on road conditions, please visit Oregon State Parks Scenic Bikeways.

Many of the routes do not have cell service and are on roads with car and truck traffic. Cyclists must obey the rules of the road. For car-free riding, check out the **Banks-Vernonia State Trail** on the **Tualatin Valley Bikeway** and the **Row River Trail** section of the **Covered Bridges Bikeway**.

A must-know: In Oregon, a bicycle is legally considered a vehicle (and the same laws apply). Riding with the direction of traffic is the law; it’s also the best way to be seen by motorists.

To demonstrate the best riding etiquette and promote good relations with motorists, please ride single-file. Riding side-by-side is legal, but only if doing so does not impede traffic. Be aware that many rural roads are used daily for commerce; there’s a good chance you’ll encounter large trucks carrying oversized loads.

Never forget about drivers’ blind spots — especially when the vehicle is turning right. If you’re going straight at an intersection with stopped vehicles, pull in behind the first stopped vehicle in the lane and wait your turn to go, as if you were a motorist.

All bicycle riders in Oregon under 16 **must wear a helmet.**

For more information on riding safely and legally in Oregon, visit the **Oregon Department of Transportation**.