Over night trip suggestions from your doorstep
Hey fam, I’m wondering what some of your favorite bike touring/packing routes are that you can do from home here in Portland, or at least with a relatively short drive.
I’ve got a 2 year old and a 4 month old, and recently picked up a bakfiets style bike to haul them around in. 2 yo loves longer rides already and we get 20 miles in easily on the regular in an hour and a half or two. I have no doubt we could manage a 40-60 mile day with some breaks for her to get some wiggles out. I would love to start planning some over night bike trips for the family here and there where we could either camp or stay at an airBnB/hotel at the end. I could probably borrow a family members van to transport our bikes to the start as well - I am in Milwaukie and would probably do so for Banks-Vernonia. In bachelor times past I’ve biked to Estacada campground with some friends and had a great time, but stretches of that route I certainly would not feel very comfortable taking my kids in the bike.
Any favorites for any of you out there that might fit the bill?