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Bikin Bits: Bend - Getting Black & Blue at Phil's

Published: Oct. 24, 2020, 9:11 p.m.

Welcome to Bikin' Bits - a bit about bikin' - so you don't have to look forever to find the trails you want to ride. Where we tell you the loops to ride, the loopdy-loops to ride, the uphills, the downhills.

Where we summarize the trails, so you know exactly where you want to go, how long you want to spend, how much elevation you want to gain and how much descent you want to fly down. And of course there'll be a brewery recommendation at the end.

Phil's is where to ride when visiting Bend. Bend is a beautiful town with biking, beer, and skiing problems. With just under 100,000 people, hundreds of miles of trails, and over 20 breweries, you gotta come here.

We started at Forest Rd 4610 off of Skyliner Dr where you can also camp here...for free. Start on Ben's Trail, which is a one way. Head

to Voodoo - go left. You'll climb a bit and then it's a fun flowy, sometimes rocky downhill to the black trail, Grand Slam. Go left on Grand Slam and be prepared for some technical rocky not-so-steep downhill. If you need a break from the technical, you can cut out halfway at Grand Slam and speed down Expressway where you'll meet up with the end of Grand Slam and KGB. Take a right on KGB where you'll climb a bit, but still have fun on those downhills. Go to Marvin Gardens, left, and enjoy the fun green, flowy open forested sage areas. Then left on Ben's where you'll enjoy a gradual climb back home if you're lucky enough to be camped at 4610.


BEER?! - Deschutes, of course! And from there plot out your course of action to hit up all the other brilliant breweries in this brilliant town.


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