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05-02-2016, 10:10 AM #1
Bend OR
Taking a trip to bend for 2 days need to know campground to stay at and trails to ride that can be shuttled preferable all day rides. Also doing phils for a day
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05-02-2016, 11:22 AM #2
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05-02-2016, 01:54 PM #3
Drive down to Oakridge. Boner city.
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05-02-2016, 02:00 PM #4
cogwild for shuttles etc. (right beside baldies BBQ)
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07-24-2019, 02:05 PM #5
Hypothetically, let's say you have two options:
Option A: Travel to Mt. Shasta and ride the fun-but-nothing-amazing town trails one day, and a truly spectacular backcountry gem with a 4,500' finger kiss-worthy descent another day.
Option B: Travel to Bend and ride ??? I've heard mixed reviews about Bend trails. Some people say it's amazing, other say it's lots of flat dusty relatively boring XC trails.
Assume all else is equal. Free places to stay at both locales.
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07-24-2019, 03:35 PM #6Registered User
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07-24-2019, 03:44 PM #7
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07-24-2019, 03:54 PM #8
Swampy Lakes to Tetherow is a good shuttle in Bend. Like MtnLion sez, Cog Wild has a shuttle service.
If you're willing to drive a ways, McKenzie River Trail from Clear Lake to Paradise is pretty good. Contact Horse Creek Lodge re: shuttles.
https://www.horse-creek.com/horse-cr...trail-shuttle/
Cog Wild may drive you to MRT trailhead & pick you up at Paradise as well.
As Whiteroom Guardian sez, Oakridge shuttle riding is better than around Bend.
Note - it's a 100 mile drive from Bend to Oakridge, and about 75 from Bend to end of MRT
Camping is difficult to find this time of year. Best bet is dispersed camping off one of the USFS roads as you head SW on Century Drive out of Bend.
ETA - Dan, I'd go with your option A, unless you want to ride at Oakridge instead of around Bend
ETA2 - If you would prefer living indoors while in Bend, check out the Tokyo Starfish Bud and Breakfast https://tokyostarfish.com/pages/bud-n-breakfast
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07-24-2019, 03:58 PM #9
We're not camping, so that's not a problem. My Dad lives in Shasta and his GF lives in Bend, just trying to figure out whose house to go to.
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07-24-2019, 04:10 PM #10User
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I thought the MRT was good, but not worthy of the hype it gets. The scenery is awesome though and may be reason enough for the ride but the trail itself wasn't all that memorable. And yes, Cog Wild shuttles it.
I'm hoping Oakridge is several steps above MRT in terms of fun biking.
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07-24-2019, 05:46 PM #11Registered User
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Just two days at either place? Can you drive a bit from bend or are you stuck riding near-bend trails?
Zion, I don't understand how you can ride MRT and care that the trail is not burly enough. But I can say Oakridge is quite different in many ways.
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07-24-2019, 05:57 PM #12User
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07-25-2019, 09:02 AM #13
I rode it as an overnight bikepacking trip (biked up logging roads from Blue River) and had more fun taking it easy with gear strapped to my bike, than ripping downhill. From someone out of town, I think the scenery alone is worth it (waterfalls, old-growth forest)...but in terms of riding there are more variety trails in Oakridge. Keep in mind MRT is better to ride during the week, if possible, as I've heard it can get jam packed on weekends (plus uphill hiker traffic).
I've only ridden a handful of trails in bend, but from my limited experience, trails can get pretty dusty and hot during the summer. With that said, there's a ton of options that are pretty much bikeable even from town. Can't comment on any riding in southern OR or Shasta area, but bend has a lot going on in summer, too, if you want to incorporate some river floating, fishing, etc.
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07-25-2019, 10:01 AM #14
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07-25-2019, 10:51 AM #15pura vida
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I've ridden in Bend but never Shasta, I'd be going to Shasta.
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07-25-2019, 11:24 AM #16Registered User
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Bend was an incredible let down for us when we went. great town but biking was meh.
Oakridge was complete opposite, amazing biking with a town that i thought would be more Bend like, but was just a DQ and a decent bbq joint and not much else.
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07-25-2019, 11:34 AM #17pura vida
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You missed the brewery? It's really good.
https://www.brewersunion.com/pub/index.php
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07-25-2019, 12:44 PM #19
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07-25-2019, 01:43 PM #20
Shasta - ride the backcountry gem one day. Check out the trails around Redding the other day - they are pretty sweet.
http://www.reddingtrailalliance.org/...after-the-fire
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/new-mi...alifornia.html
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07-25-2019, 01:52 PM #21
Redding in August is a hard no. Good lord that place is hot as balls in the summer. That jump trail does look fun, though.
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07-25-2019, 02:23 PM #22Registered User
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08-03-2019, 02:33 AM #23Registered User
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Exactly this! I'd highly recommend Oakridge over Bend. Everyone knows about Alpine, but make sure you do Hardesty, love that trail!
Lotsa trail in Bend but it reminds me a lot of NV riding, dry, dusty & sandy, exactly what I get in late summer around Tahoe.
I'd love to know more about this one, care to share?"The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."
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