Despite being located over 40 miles from downtown, Sandy Ridge is the closest mountain bike legal singletrack network to the city of Portland.
If you’re a mountain biker living in Portland, Oregon, you ride at Sandy Ridge—it’s that simple. Despite being located over 40 miles from downtown, Sandy Ridge is the closest mountain bike legal singletrack network to the city of Portland. While there are other singletrack trails in the heart of the city, the trail access issues are contentious, with bikers having been shut out of all the high-quality trails. Thankfully, Portlanders and visitors alike can drive to the mountain bike hotspot of Sandy Ridge.