Many folks are biking to the venue from Portland on Friday, July 3rd. There is no requirement that you bike! Most people will drive!

Here are some details about the group bike ride.

It’s a fairly long and strenuous bike ride - about 70 miles with over 4000 feet of climbing. Still interested? Read on!

We’ll provide some facilities to help you enjoy the ride safely:

We will meet up at the start and there will be a support vehicle that can carry your bags to and from the venue - no need to schlep your tent and sleeping bag all the way on your bike. (Do make sure you keep what you need during the ride as far as tools, clothing changes, snacks, etc!) There is cell phone service most of the way and you’ll have a number to call if you need rescue - in case you need to switch from riding a bike to being driven in, for whatever reason. But, if you’re not comfortable with a ride of this distance and type, you should probably plan to drive or carpool instead.

Support crew will provide some snacks at a rest stop during the most strenuous part of the ride, and the town of Canby with a large grocery store is at mile 25. We also recommend stopping in Silverton (the nearest town to the venue, which is on the route around mile 50) to refuel one more time.

Here’s a link to a detailed sample route.

If you indicate interest in biking with the group when you RSVP, we'll add you to an email list for further discussion. The ride will be setting out from the location where the bag drop is located, near downtown Portland! You can express interest without committing to get on the email list if you're not sure yet.

We’ll meet on the morning of 3 July and the ride will take much of the day. Friday dinner will be provided on site (as will all meals until Sunday morning). Most folks will ride back on Sunday and we’ll again have a support vehicle and carry your bags back to the start point if you like. On Sunday, you’ll be on your own for food, again Silverton and Canby are your ⅓ and ⅔ of the way stops with services. Or maybe you’ll be carrying leftovers from the party?

Please make sure you have the route downloaded, and the support vehicle phone numbers with you! While we will set out together and ride the same route, we will not ride the entire way as a tight bunch and if you are slower or faster than the others, you may end up on your own. So, you need to be prepared to navigate on your own and/or summon help as needed!