See Portland like a local—by bicycle—with this guided tour. Your guide will take you on an eight- to 11-mile ride through town, past beautiful neighborhoods filled with flowers and across the river via the pedestrian- and bicycle-only Tilikum Bridge towards downtown, with a stop at a local donut shop for some sugary fuel along the way.

A local guide will show you around town
Bicycles and helmet rentals are included
Bottled water will be provided
Group sizes capped at 15 travelers for a personalized experience

What To Expect

Around Portland Tours

We will get you fitted for a bike and helmet at Around Portland Tours’ shop at 833 SE Main Street #121, and head out to the streets of Portland for a slow-paced ride through the inner Southeast Portland neighborhoods. We’ll ride into the Hawthorne District, past one of the original food cart pods, and one of the newest.
• Admission Ticket Free

Ladd’s Addition

After taking off from the shop, we’ll ride into Ladd’s Addition, a pretty neighborhood designed in a labyrinth style, and visit one of the many rose gardens there.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Clinton Street Theater

The Clinton Street greenway is part of our experience, and we stop to show off one of the original streetcar stops and our favorite spot (in times when the theater is open) to see funky, artsy, and cult movies.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Solterra Building

We’ll ride the bike path along the Orange line of the MAX light rail, which has a variety of beautiful art pieces, from word play along concrete barriers and in the sidewalks, to the gorgeous mural by Irish street artist Fin DAC — a mural that must be seen to be fully appreciated!
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tilikum Crossing

Our favorite bridge to ride across is the Tilikum Crossing, one of the most unusual bridges in a city focused around its Willamette River crossings! We’ll take the slow route onto the bridge, get counted by the device that monitors the number of cyclists to cross each day and each year, and stop for photos and some history on Portland’s newest bridge, and the only one like it in the world.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

South Waterfront Lower Tram Terminal

From the Tilikum Crossing we’ll head to the South Waterfront neighborhood, past the docking for the Aerial Tram, Portland’s newest mode of transportation, and learn why we have this beautiful bullet-shaped transport — and how much, exactly, it cost us.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Blue Star

BLUE STAR CURRENTLY OPEN LIMITED DAYS/HOURS. We will stop at another doughnut shop, pastry shop or ice cream if they are closed.
• Admission Ticket Free

South Waterfront Greenway

One of our favorite hidden river spaces, the South Waterfront Greenway is one of the many links in the city’s amazing river access.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Poet’s Beach

We could wax eloquent about Poet’s Beach forever! This little sandy beach was created by the Human Access Project, a program that seeks to connect us more tangibly to the river, so we take better care of it. What’s more, the poetry along the beach, written by local students, captures our hearts and minds.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Riverplace

We’ll head down the Willamette River, passing one of the most interesting housing and retail developments from the 1980s, and learn how this project attempted to change the course of urban design.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tom McCall Waterfront Park

We’ll ride through the Tom McCall Waterfront Park, and learn how what it *used* to be changed Portland in a big way; and how our reluctantly hippie governor in the early 1970s changed it back.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hawthorne Bridge

We’ll ride under the Hawthorne Bridge, and learn why this iconic structure might go up and down, with no big ship underneath it.
• Admission Ticket Free

Highlight

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Include

Use of bicycle
Use of helmet
Bottled water

Exclude

Gratuities — always appreciated for your charming guides!