Articles Posted in the Bike Rides Category

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    Bike Milwaukie: Exploring Your Urban Farms & Community Gardens on Two Wheels

    by Brandi Katherine Herrera on Sep 09, 2012 | No Comments

    There was a time in our nation’s not so distant past where deciding what to eat for dinner was as simple as asking your mother. Pork chops with applesauce. A side of green beans. Cherry…

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    Springwater Corridor

    by Mandy Zelinka Anderson on May 31, 2012 | No Comments

    The Springwater Corridor is the major southeast segment of the 40-Mile Loop which was inspired by the 1903 Olmsted plan of a parkway and boulevard loop to connect park sites. The eventual developed trail will…

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    Milwaukie History Bike Ride

    by Mandy Zelinka Anderson on May 26, 2012 | No Comments

    In the early 1840’s pioneers traveling west to the Oregon Territory discovered dense timberland, fertile soil and abundant water resources on the banks of the Willamette River. There, the settlers found Milwaukie (1847), which became…

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    Trolley Trail

    by Mandy Zelinka Anderson on Nov 04, 2011 | No Comments

    The ride is approx 14 miles round trip, for most of the ride it is smooth due to all the new pavement that has just been laid down. If you are starting this ride form…

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    Bike Milwaukie

    by Mandy Zelinka Anderson on Oct 04, 2011 | 1 Comment

    Inspired by Portland’s monthly rides, which designate where a section of the city is designated for the public to bring their bikes for a casual tour of the neighborhood, Milwaukie residents Greg Baarts-Bowman and Matt…

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    Springwater Corridor – Milwaukie to Downtown

    by Mandy Zelinka Anderson on Jul 03, 2011 | No Comments

    I recently had my husband drop the kids and I off at Oaks Bottom at 7th and Sellwood blvd. and we hooked up to the Springwater Corridor Trail from there. (The Springwater Corridor is the…

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    Elk Rock Island

    by Mandy Zelinka Anderson on May 31, 2011 | No Comments

    ELK ROCK ISLAND I have no idea how to describe how to get to this place considering I, well, my 6 year old, accidentally ran into the trail while we were on a bike ride.…

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