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Northwest Leif Erikson Drive – Eastbank Esplanade loop from Southeast Division Street

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Northwest Leif Erikson Drive – Eastbank Esplanade loop from Southeast Division Street

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Northwest Leif Erikson Drive – Eastbank Esplanade loop from Southeast Division Street

04:26

58.8km

780m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 47.6 km for 253 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.94 km

Tilikum Crossing – Bridge of the People

Highlight • Bridge

Tilikum Crossing, the Bridge of the People, elegantly stretches over Portland's Willamette River. A nexus of connectivity, it unites buses, streetcars, bicycles, pedestrians, and emergency vehicles, a tribute to Native American heritage.

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15.9 km

Lower Macleay Trailhead

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Park here and discover the beauty of Forest Park on your bike. The following forest roads, fire lanes and trails are open to cyclists: Leif Erikson Drive, Saltzman Road, Springville …

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27.6 km

Saltzman Road

Highlight • Trail

A great gravel road that climbs from Highway 30 to Skyline Boulevard. And the best is: The road is almost never muddy, so go for it and have fun!

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28.2 km

Wildwood Trail

Highlight • Trail

This junction connects Wildwood Trail and Leif Erickson Drive. Both are very popular thoroughfares in the park that connect with various trails offering several options to explore the area.

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30.0 km

Firelane 5 Road

Highlight • Trail

In case you are wondering if this singletrack is open to bicycles: yes, it is! Firelane 5 Road is the only singletrack in Forest Park where you are allowed to ride your mountain bike. So, what are you waiting for?

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36.0 km

Northwest Leif Erikson Drive

Highlight • Trail

Leif Erikson Drive is a gravel road that traverses Forest Park which is one of the largest urban parks in the US.

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47.7 km

Steel Bridge Lower Deck

Highlight • Bridge

Two-Story Bridge that can pull up a piece in the middle

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48.3 km

Eastbank Esplanade

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Eastbank Esplanade was brought about by the 1996 Willamette Valley Flood. After that flood washed out the existing !-5 bike bypass and new path was needed and the Eastbank Esplanade was born.

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58.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.5 km

20.2 km

5.14 km

972 m

Surfaces

26.1 km

22.5 km

8.16 km

1.91 km

133 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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Northwest Leif Erikson Drive – Eastbank Esplanade loop from Southeast Division Street

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Northwest Leif Erikson Drive – Eastbank Esplanade loop from Southeast Division Street

Tilikum Crossing – Bridge of the People

Lower Macleay Trailhead

Saltzman Road

Wildwood Trail

Firelane 5 Road

Northwest Leif Erikson Drive

Steel Bridge Lower Deck

Eastbank Esplanade

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