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Three P-town Peaks

  • Length:
    30.1 miles
  • Difficulty:
    Challenging
  • Best Season(s):
    All
  • Attributes:
    Bike Path, Extended Climbs, Urban Views
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Turn-by-Turn Directions (show)

Start west on SW Main St 0.5 miles (809 meters)
Continue west on SW Main St 0.3 miles (414 meters)
Turn left onto SW Park Ave 262 feet (80 meters)
Turn right onto SW Madison St 141 feet (43 meters)
Turn left onto SW Park Ave 259 feet (79 meters)
Turn right onto SW Jefferson St 0.2 miles (337 meters)
Turn left on SW 13th Ave 479 feet (146 meters)
Head south on SW 13th Ave 502 feet (153 meters)
Continue west on SW Montgomery Dr 0.6 miles (973 meters)
Continue onto SW Vista Ave 151 feet (46 meters)
Slight left onto SW Montgomery Dr 407 feet (124 meters)
Turn left on SW Montgomery Dr 0.2 miles (243 meters)
Head south on SW Montgomery Dr 0.1 miles (216 meters)
Turn right to stay on SW Montgomery Dr 0.7 miles (1200 meters)
Continue southwest on SW Upper Dr 0.6 miles (889 meters)
Continue south on SW English Ct 135 feet (41 meters)
Turn right onto SW English Ln 436 feet (133 meters)
Head southwest on SW Patton Rd 0.2 miles (284 meters)
Continue south on SW Patton Rd 213 feet (65 meters)
Head southeast on SW Talbot Rd 0.1 miles (232 meters)
Continue east on SW Talbot Terrace 0.2 miles (250 meters)
Continue southeast on SW Greenway Ave 0.3 miles (444 meters)
Turn right toward SW Council Crest Dr 0.2 miles (273 meters)
Turn right on SW Council Crest Dr 256 feet (78 meters)
Head north on SW Council Crest Dr 0.1 miles (228 meters)
Head southwest on SW Council Crest Dr 0.3 miles (411 meters)
Turn left on SW Greenway Ave 0.5 miles (784 meters)
Head north on SW Greenway Ave 0.1 miles (228 meters)
Turn right onto SW Patton Rd 154 feet (47 meters)
Continue northwest on SW Vista Ave 1.4 miles (2175 meters)
Turn right on SW Main St 128 feet (39 meters)
Head east on SW Main St 0.1 miles (178 meters)
Turn right onto SW King Ave 115 feet (35 meters)
Turn left on SW 19th Ave 0.1 miles (203 meters)
Head southwest on SW 19th Ave 269 feet (82 meters)
Turn left onto SW Madison St 0.1 miles (194 meters)
Turn left on SW 17th Ave 131 feet (40 meters)
Head south on SW 17th Ave 131 feet (40 meters)
Turn right onto SW Madison St 358 feet (109 meters)
Turn right onto SW 18th Ave 0.1 miles (162 meters)
Turn right onto SW Salmon St 0.1 miles (227 meters)
Continue straight to stay on SW Salmon St 0.3 miles (539 meters)
Turn right onto SW Park Ave 522 feet (159 meters)
Turn left on SW Madison St 0.1 miles (202 meters)
Head east on SW Madison St 0.3 miles (543 meters)
Continue onto SE Hawthorne Blvd 1 miles (1618 meters)
Continue southeast on SE Ladd Ave 0.3 miles (458 meters)
At the traffic circle, exit onto SE Harrison St 0.2 miles (282 meters)
Turn right onto SE Cypress Ave 157 feet (48 meters)
Continue east on SE Harrison St 0.6 miles (999 meters)
Continue east on SE Lincoln St 0.7 miles (1092 meters)
Continue east on SE Lincoln St 1.1 miles (1800 meters)
Turn left onto Mt Tabor 466 feet (142 meters)
Turn right onto SE Lincoln St 0.2 miles (394 meters)
Head northeast on SE East Tabor Dr 0.4 miles (621 meters)
Turn left onto SE North Tabor Dr 0.2 miles (370 meters)
Turn left on SE Tabor Summit Dr 0.2 miles (282 meters)
Head south on SE Tabor Summit Dr 0.1 miles (214 meters)
Head southeast on SE Harvey Scott Cir 0.3 miles (504 meters)
Continue onto SE Tabor Summit Dr 0.3 miles (486 meters)
Turn left on Mt Tabor 0.1 miles (220 meters)
Turn right to stay on Mt Tabor 0.2 miles (296 meters)
Turn left onto SE 69th Ave 243 feet (74 meters)
Turn right onto SE Yamhill St 322 feet (98 meters)
Turn left onto SE Yamhill St 338 feet (103 meters)
Turn left onto SE 71st Ave 69 feet (21 meters)
Turn right onto SE Yamhill St 0.2 miles (351 meters)
Turn left on SE 76th Ave 489 feet (149 meters)
Head north on SE 76th Ave 0.1 miles (165 meters)
Turn right onto SE Stark St 125 feet (38 meters)
Turn left on SE 76th Ave 0.1 miles (207 meters)
Head north on SE 76th Ave 0.1 miles (199 meters)
Turn left onto E Burnside St 0.1 miles (162 meters)
Turn right on NE 74th Ave 0.4 miles (705 meters)
Head north on NE 74th Ave 0.3 miles (491 meters)
Turn left onto NE Halsey Fork 115 feet (35 meters)
Turn right on NE 74th Ave 0.2 miles (365 meters)
Head north on NE 74th Ave 138 feet (42 meters)
Turn left onto NE Tillamook St 0.1 miles (167 meters)
Turn right on NE 72nd Dr 0.2 miles (299 meters)
Head north on NE 72nd Dr 0.2 miles (335 meters)
Head east on NE Sacramento St 0.4 miles (613 meters)
Continue north on NE 77th Ave 0.3 miles (414 meters)
Head north on NE 77th Ave 164 feet (50 meters)
Turn right onto NE Klickitat St 0.3 miles (476 meters)
Turn left on NE 83rd Ave 256 feet (78 meters)
Head north on NE 83rd Ave 400 feet (122 meters)
Head east on NE Fremont St 0.4 miles (702 meters)
Continue north on NE 91st Ave 0.1 miles (239 meters)
Head south on NE Rocky Butte Rd 0.9 miles (1430 meters)
Head northeast on NE Rocky Butte Rd 125 feet (38 meters)
Turn right on NE Rocky Butte Rd 0.1 miles (171 meters)
Head south on NE Rocky Butte Rd 1.4 miles (2272 meters)
Sharp right onto NE 92nd Ave 98 feet (30 meters)
Turn left onto NE Russell St 289 feet (88 meters)
Turn right on NE Fremont Dr 0.2 miles (386 meters)
Continue northwest on NE Fremont Dr 413 feet (126 meters)
Continue west on NE Siskiyou St 0.7 miles (1196 meters)
Turn left onto NE 72nd Ave 348 feet (106 meters)
Turn right onto NE Stanton St 292 feet (89 meters)
Head south on NE 70th Ave 367 feet (112 meters)
Turn right on NE Alameda St 0.1 miles (233 meters)
Head west on NE Alameda St 0.5 miles (883 meters)
Slight left toward NE Alameda St 203 feet (62 meters)
Slight right at NE Sandy Blvd 66 feet (20 meters)
Turn left on NE Alameda St 0.2 miles (389 meters)
Head west on NE Alameda St 417 feet (127 meters)
Turn right onto NE 42nd Ave/NE Alameda St 0.6 miles (924 meters)
Turn left onto NE Alameda St 0.2 miles (377 meters)
Turn left on NE Alameda St 112 feet (34 meters)
Continue west on NE Alameda St 1.3 miles (2150 meters)
Continue south on NE 18th Ave 394 feet (120 meters)
Turn right on NE Failing St 0.2 miles (397 meters)
Head west on NE Failing St 0.8 miles (1213 meters)
Head south on Vancouver 1.1 miles (1835 meters)
Continue south on NE Wheeler Ave 0.2 miles (370 meters)
Continue south on NE Wheeler Ave 289 feet (88 meters)
Keep left at the fork 502 feet (153 meters)
Turn left onto N Interstate Ave 279 feet (85 meters)
Slight right at NE Oregon St 79 feet (24 meters)
Turn left toward The Esplanade 203 feet (62 meters)
Turn right toward The Esplanade
Take the stairs
226 feet (69 meters)
Turn left toward The Esplanade 325 feet (99 meters)
Turn right toward The Esplanade 358 feet (109 meters)
Sharp left onto The Esplanade 322 feet (98 meters)
Turn left on The Esplanade 0.1 miles (192 meters)
  • Region:
    Greater Portland
  • Nearby Cities:
    Portland

Directions

Start and ends at the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge, on the Eastbank Esplanade.

What I love about this ride

This route hits the three main peaks in Portland – Council Crest, Mt. Tabor and Rocky Butte. Great views await you at the top of all three, but you’ll earn them by covering nearly 3,000 vertical feet of climbing in under 40 miles. Makes a great after-work ride in the summer months.

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