The Best Mountain Biking Trails in Bend

The loop consisting of Marvin’s to KGB to Phil’s is one of the top-recommended beginner rides in the Phil’s trail network. This short loop only measures 5 miles in length and climbs just 340 vertical feet, making it a flat, attainable mountain bike ride, while still providing a high quality singletrack experience....

Kent’s to Phil’s is an iconic cross country loop that anchors the famous Phil’s Trail Network. To begin this ride, pedal up the Kent’s trail from the primary Phil’s Trailhead. Kent’s is a mellow climbing trail that is still technically open for downhill traffic....

The Deschutes River Trail in its entirety stretches over 13 miles one-way along the banks of the river. This multi-use trail can easily be broken into shorter segments for a delightful, easy ride, hike, or run....

Whoops is one of the best-known trails in the Phil’s Trail Network. Lower Whoops specifically is a relatively large jump line with substantial tabletop jumps that beckons riders to do laps so they can get the trail speed dialed in juuuust right....

If you’re looking for a big loop ride in Bend with rewarding singletrack and views, this is it! This epic 33-mile loop ride begins from the primary Phil’s trailhead and climbs a series of standard trails through the trail system: Ben’s -> Pine Drops -> Skyliner’s -> Tumalo Creek....

Tyler’s Traverse to Catch and Release forms an excellent point-to-point shuttle run that avoids most of Bend's trail traffic. After pedaling across Upper Tiddlywinks and Kiwa Butte to get to the top of Tyler’s Traverse, get ready for miles and miles of fast, flowy descending! Unlike nearby Tiddlywinks, you won’t find any big features on Tyler’s....

Lava Flow is one of the original trails in the Mount Bachelor bike park. This intermediate top-to-bottom trail is jump-focused and keeps a consistent pitch down the grade. This feature-filled trail is chock full of tabletop jumps and back-to-back berms....

Lava Flow is one of the original trails in the Mount Bachelor bike park. This intermediate top-to-bottom trail is jump-focused and keeps a consistent pitch down the grade. This feature-filled trail is chock full of tabletop jumps and back-to-back berms....

You can find the Hanger Trail lower down the mountain. It connects to several other trails on either end. “Hanger is a narrower, hybrid, single track flow trail features steeper, banked turns and is a fun alternative to middle Lava Flow,” according to [BendTrails....

North Fork to Farewell ranks as one of the most rewarding short loops in Bend, Oregon! You can begin this ride close to Tumalo Falls, but it’s better to turn it into a lollipop loop by starting further down Skyliner’s road, to avoid the parking cluster at the waterfall....

Tiddlywinks is an excellent downhill flow trail with big tabletop jumps and big berms alike. The swoop and flow on this trail are second to none, with the high-speed corners setting you up perfectly for the massive lips and long tabletop jumps ahead of you… if only you have the cojones keep it pinned! Even if you can’t clear all of the tables, the jumps can be rolled or bypassed, which makes Tiddlywinks a true local favorite....

The Swampy to Mrazek shuttle may just be one of the most beautiful and most rewarding mountain bike rides in Bend, Oregon! This epic point-to-point route begins on the Swampy Trail, which is rated easy....

Tyler’s Traverse to Catch and Release forms the southern edge of the primary Bend trail system, so it’s quite removed from the heart of Phil’s. You have to do some work to reach Tyler’s, but the effort required to pedal all the way there is richly rewarded! The route to reach Tyler’s follows a series of classic trails in the Phil’s Trail Network....

The High Cascades 100 is Bend’s local ultra-distance mountain bike race. This route doesn’t utilize laps on the same loop to reach the 100-mile distance, because it doesn’t need to. The trail system in Bend is so extensive that even this lengthy route doesn’t touch many of the most popular trails near Bend! Bend’s singletrack is generally smooth, fast, and sandy, providing the perfect terrain for an ultra-distance singletrack race....

Combining Funner and Storm King into one high-speed shuttle run creates the classic Bend, Oregon enduro stage. Of all the trails in Bend, this combination delivers the goods! Funner may just be the most technical trail in Bend, Oregon, _if_ you hit all the alt features while ripping downhill....

This 43-mile loop from the Phil’s trailhead heads deep into the mountains to the west, accessing little-ridden singletrack trails in one massive effort. This loop follows a classic series of Bend climbing trails on its way out into the mountains, including the uphill-only Ben’s Trail to Skyliner....

Last Chance, along with Redline, is one of the most formidable jump lines in the Mt. Bachelor Bike Park. But unlike Redline, Last Chance offers a mixed bag of riding. According to [BendTrails....

If the rest of Bend’s trail system is just too boring and isn’t keeping you engaged, come ride Rattlesnake! Rattlesnake is a superb black diamond tech trail that transitions to blue tech down low when it reaches Blade Runner....

The Big Wood trail is located on the lower half of Mt. Bachelor, meaning you can access it from a variety of other trails, including both Rattlesnake and Rockfall. Big Wood is filled with, well, big wood....

If the rest of Bend’s trail system is just too boring and isn’t keeping you engaged, come ride Rockfall! Rockfall is Mount Bachelor’s signature double black diamond tech trail. From the chairlift, this trail might not look like much… but when you drop in, its get *real*, real fast! On Rockfall, you’ll be challenged by rock rolls; mandatory drops; razor-sharp lava rock; tight, loose, steep sections through the trees; and so much more....