Bend Breakaway Multisport Tour

Bend, Oregon is an outdoor lover’s mecca. The combo of high desert climate and the spectacular Cascade Range make for plenty of sun and fun. It’s heaven for cyclists, runners, climbers, skiers, and snowboarders. Oregon also takes terrific care of its roads. The pavement is smooth, shoulders are wide and there’s very little traffic.

Meet us in Bend and begin riding toward Mt. Bachelor with the volcanoes of the central Oregon Cascades front and center. Veer south through pine forests toward Sunriver where we join a network of bike paths heading to Lava Lands. Take a look into the Newberry Crater – one of the region’s numerous cinder cones – before returning to the community of Sunriver for dinner and lodging at Sunriver Resort.

Grab your sunscreen and get ready to cool off in the water today! We join a half-day rafting excursion on the Wild and Scenic Deschutes River with a local outfitter in the morning (included). Take the afternoon off to sample another adventure activity on your own, or to explore Bend proper. Stroll the riverfront trail, relax at a cafe, do some birding, or explore more brew pubs. Dinner is on your own tonight in Bend; your guide will have plenty of options to present.

Ride one of Oregon’s best kept secrets today! The Crooked River Scenic Byway is a narrow, twisting basalt canyon is guaranteed to take you back in time to the Oregon Trail days of yore. This is some of the most sublime scenery in Central Oregon: spectacular views of the snow-capped Cascade mountains, rim-rock canyons, high-desert pastureland and tranquil rivers. As if that weren’t enough for one day, we end the ride at Smith Rock. Regarded as the birthplace of U.S. sport rock-climbing, it is also one of the Seven Wonders of Oregon. After a short hike to stretch our legs, we head onward to Sisters, gateway to the equally famous McKenzie Pass. Stay tonight at the gorgeous Five Pine Lodge, one of Tripadvisor’s ‘Top Five Hotels in the Nation.’

Enjoy another of Central Oregon’s most remarkable rides today: the east side of McKenzie Pass. Ride from Sisters east through open woodlands. Climb a gentle grade heading into the Willamette National Forest until you reach the summit where the scenery changes dramatically. The forest abruptly disappears, and views explode into an incredible lunar landscape. Immense lava fields spread out on every side, leftovers from a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago. Snowy peaks slice the horizon. Hike the short trail to the Dee Wright observatory, hand-built from the lava rock by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935. Then cruise down again to Sisters for a finale lunch at Three Creeks Brewery!

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