Little Switzerland – Directions
Length: 80 Miles
Direction: Counter Clockwise
Elevation Gain: 4532 ft
Highest Point: 1610 ft
Recommended Gearing: 39X25
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Tips for the ride: Prepare for a drop in temperature on cooler days at the highest point of the ride on McCabe. Bring extra clothes just in case and a camera for a spectacular photo of Mt Hood on Hwy 26.
-Start at Mt Tabor Park on SE 76th Ave and Yamhill St. If you’re riding to the start of the ride from downtown, look up our commuting routes for quiet roads to get to the start.
-Proceed North on 76th Ave
-Right on Washington St
-Before crossing the I-205 turn Left onto the I-205 Bike Path. You will pick up the path at the Taco Bell on the corner
-Proceed North on the I-205 path
-Right on Burnside St
-Right on 181st Ave
-Left on Stark St
-Right on 223rd Ave
-223rd Ave becomes Eastman Pkwy
-Eastman becomes Towle Ave
-Left on Butler Rd
-Right on Regner Rd/222nd Dr
-Left on Hwy 212
-Right on 232nd Dr/Deep Creek Rd
-Left on Hwy 224
-Left on Wildcat Mountain Dr
-Left on Firwood Rd
-Right on Pagh Rd
-Left on McCabe Rd
-Right on Mt Hood Hwy/US 26
-Follow US 26 for approx 6 miles
-Left on Sleepy Hollow Dr
-Left on Barlow Trail Rd
-Left on Marmot Rd
-Stay Straight onto Shipley Rd
-Right on Ten Eyck Rd
-Immediate Left on Thomas Rd
-Right on Lusted Rd
-Passing Dodge Park find water on the right if desired
-Left on Dodge Park Blvd
-Left on Short Rd (hard to spot. Merging onto Orient Dr is too far)
-Right on Stone Rd
-Left on 267th Ave
-Immediate Right onto Springwater Corridor Bike Path
-Right on Eastman Pkwy (which has a crosswalk light)
-Eastman becomes 223rd Ave
-Left on Stark St
-Right on 181st Ave
-Left on Burnside St
-After crossing over the I-205 turn Left onto the I-205 Bike Path
-Follow path/sidewalk over Stark St/Washington St
-Right on Market St
-Right on 85th Ave
-Left on Clay St
-Right on 84th Ave
-Left on Clay St
-Cross 82nd Ave to stay on Clay St
-Right on 76th Ave
-Follow 76th Ave back to start
