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Some Guy

Urban Hillwork

54 mi.

7,272 ft.

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August 27, 2017

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Giro di Sud Portlandia - Sunday August 27, 2017

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I have intentionally plotted this to have similar stats to the Ronde PDX and La Doyenne - [www.rondepdx.com](http://www.rondepdx.com)

Open to anyone masochistic enough to ride it. 
Route Description - Hard. Beautiful. Varied. Eye opening. Classic. You will ride through SW Portland, Lake Oswego, West Linn, and Stafford Triangle. You will conquer beautiful and challenging climbs and likely wonder "How did I not know this exists so close to home?!" You will see many jaw dropping homes new and old. In between the mansions you will ride past horses, cows and vineyards. You will discover intersting nooks and crannies of the area. It is mostly paved. However there are three sections of single track in WL and LO city parks that allow bikes.

**Inspiration** - [Giro di Lombardia - La Classica Delle Foglie Morte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giro_di_Lombardia). The Race of the Falling Leaves. A climbers race that also circumnavigates a lake.

**Bike and Tire recommendations** - Bring your climbing gears. There are very steep sections. I have ridden all of it on a road race bike with 23mm slick road tires. Put on some wider rubber if you prefer more confidence in the dirt. Trails have almost no roots and rock. It is mostly nice buff trail.

**Route markings** - As of 7/31 the route is fully marked except the first mile and the dirt sections. It will be fully marked by 8/21. Use the Ride With GPS phone app or download the route to your Garmin. Combined with the paint, it will get you around pretty reliably if you want to pre-ride any of it.

**Support and liability** - This is an unsupported, unsanctioned ride. You are on your own. I am not liable or responsible for your actions or inactions, decisions or indecisions. Ride fast if you want. But ride smart and obey laws.

@point[Start Location](d,0) - Willamette Park is in the John's Landing neighborhood along the west side of the Willamette River. It's between the Tillikum Crossing and Sellwood Bridge. For reference it's only three miles south of the west end of the Hawthorne Bridge. (Hint - bike to the start if you can) There are restrooms there that have been out of order lately because of construction. There is plenty of parking if you must drive to the start.

@point[End Location](d,86977.72) - The finale of the ride is also the zenith and one of the coolest vistas in Portland you've probably never been to. If you need to "start at the finish", you can probably find on street parking in the neighborhood. But would be nice to minimize. Lots of parking nearby at PCC Sylvania.

## Return route options

[Easiest Route](http://ridewithgps.com/routes/15191116) - You can literally coast this entire 5 mile route back to the start.

[Bestest Route](https://ridewithgps.com/routes/14397857) - This is a much prettier, quieter more interesting return route on some more roads you may have never been on. It has a reasonable 300 ft of climbing in 5.7 miles even tired legs can probably handle.

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