New Gravel Adventure Field Guide for Bend, OR

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In their latest publication launched today, the Gravel Adventure Field Guide goes to Bend, OR to showcase 11 new analog maps with routes that cover 475 miles of gravel in the region. We recently reported on our experience with the Gravel Adventure Field Guide for Patagonia, AZ, so this new guide for Central Oregon is well received. The new guide was largely made possible by Visit Bend, the city’s economic development organization, and Dirty Freehub, a Bend-based non-profit that develops and shares gravel routes on their website.

“When you travel to Bend, we invite you to bring your very best self. At the core of the gravel cycling experience is a warm and welcoming spirit, and each of us plays a vital role in keeping that grassroots spirit alive within the sport.” -GAFG

Bend is a fantastic destination for cyclists as it’s chock full of bike shops, coffee shops, breweries, restaurants, and a wide range of accommodations. Bend’s close proximity to the Deschutes National Forest and its vast network of dirt and gravel roads creates a new way to experience an already famous outdoor recreation town. It’s a place where you can get away from it all, while still taking advantage of amenities like great places to eat, drink, sleep, and a number of cultural events. Bend’s geological history has created many unique features, some so out-of-this-world that NASA astronauts traveled here to train atop Lava Butte for the 1969 moonwalk. Bend is located on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range, where pine forests transition to high desert, making this area an ideal year-round gravel bike destination. The unique, natural beauty of the terrain includes waterfalls, lakes, rivers, and scenic vistas, offering cyclists a rewarding journey. No matter which direction or distance you go, there is no better way to see Central Oregon than on a gravel bike.

The Routes

You can pick up your very on Gravel Adventure Field Guide for Bend HERE.

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