Overview : Combine this Guide with my guide for the Columbia Slough Trail and my Springwater Corridor Guide to make an incredible 50+ mile bike to... more »

Overview : Combine this Guide with my guide for the Columbia Slough Trail and my Springwater Corridor Guide to make an incredible 50+ mile bike to... more »
Tips: Either park at the Kelley Point Park by following Marine Drive north out of downtown Portland or park dowtown and start at the Waterfro... more »
Takea left briefly onto 9th Ave following the crosswalks and then head right onto Overton Street which has bike symbols all along it to warn drivers that this is a shared road. Follow this road all the way to 24th Ave.
Head north on 24th Ave for 6 blocks. Like Overton Road this is a clearly shared road with bikers so it is the safest way to go.
There is a seperate bike lane on this road that you will take west (take a left) to NW Nicolai/St. Helens Road.
Take a left here and head west on St. Helens Road towards Rte. 30.
Take a left here and follow Rte. 30 all the way north to the St. Johns bridge which will take you over the Willamette back into far north Portland.
Take a left here and follow this street up the hill to take the bridge across the Willamette.
Take a left here and head up N. Willamette Blvd. There isn't a bike lane but this is residential backroad with sidewalks so it should be relatively safe to bike through.
Take a right on N. Reno Ave and head 4 blocks towards N. Lombard Street.
Take a left here and head north through an industrial area. This is the most dangerous part of the ride as there isn't a clear bike lane and the side of the road isn't very wide but there simply isn't a better way unless you want to head south around the Smith-Bybee Lake Wetland Area via N. Columbia Blvd and the North Portland Road to Marine Drive... More
Follow this new bike path along the side of the road north all the way to Marine Drive.