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    Skyline

    • Length:
      40 miles
    • Difficulty:
      Challenging
    • Attributes:
      Urban/Rural Mix
    Get directions to the start of this ride via Google Maps

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    Start south on SW Skyline Blvd 157 feet (48 meters)
    Turn left onto SW Canyon Ct 0.2 miles (320 meters)
    Turn right onto SW 61st Dr 0.6 miles (932 meters)
    Turn right onto SW Taylor St 0.2 miles (367 meters)
    Turn right onto SW Taylor Ct 161 feet (49 meters)
    Turn left onto SW 57th Ave 253 feet (77 meters)
    Turn right onto SW Barnes Rd 0.2 miles (365 meters)
    Turn right on SW Skyline Blvd 0.2 miles (378 meters)
    Head southwest on SW Skyline Blvd 0.2 miles (346 meters)
    Head north on SW Skyline Blvd 0.1 miles (211 meters)
    Slight right to stay on SW Skyline Blvd 502 feet (153 meters)
    Continue west on W Burnside Rd 0.1 miles (217 meters)
    Continue north on NW Skyline Blvd 6.1 miles (9803 meters)
    Continue northwest on NW Skyline Blvd 0.5 miles (805 meters)
    Continue north on NW Skyline Blvd 12.3 miles (19777 meters)
    • Region:
      Greater Portland
    • Nearby Cities:
      Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Aloha

    Skyline is so close to Portland, yet worlds away. This is a quintessential Portland road that you can use as the baseline for multiple routes, because it’s intersected by so many other roads along its length. Great for a 20- to 40-mile ride with plenty of hills.

    From the Portland side, access Skyline from Council Crest via Humphrey or Hewett across the Sunset Highway, through Washington Park and up Fairhaven, up Cornell from downtown, or up Germantown after crossing the St. John’s Bridge from North/Northeast. You can use Highway 30 as a looping route, connecting Skyline and the highway via Germantown, Newberry, McNamee, Logie Trail or even Rocky Point Road at Skyline’s northern end (don’t try to ride Cornelius Pass; way too much traffic for a bike, and no shoulders).

    From the Beaverton/Washington County side, you can get to Skyline up various roads, including Thompson, Moreland and Johnson ( plus Old Germantown and Springville are two favorite climbs).

    The farther north you go on Skyline, the more traffic thins out and the more isolated you feel – plus you’ll get some great views to both the north and south.

    The entire length of Skyline is mapped here; your riding options to it and along it are nearly unlimited.

    Motorized Vehicle Traffic: Moderate to Light

    Seasons: All

    • Submitted By:
      drewbernard@gmail.com
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    Comments

    1. I love looking over the ridge in to the valley below. There is a good bar up there somewhere.

      Posted by oregonbicycletours on November 24th, 2009

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