Bicycling from Vancouver to Portland
From Portland Afoot
Bicycling from Vancouver, Washington to Portland or back is a little complicated, but not hard to get the hang of.
[edit] Across the I-5 bridge
Riding the narrow and little-used sidewalk along the Interstate Bridge is not the hard part. The hard parts are:
- Finding the path to get on the bridge (it's off Columbia Street just south of the decorated railroad overpass)
- Navigating Hayden Island (follow the signs beneath I-5 and along the sidewalk past Safeway and Hooters)
- Navigating the cloverleaf south of the Columbia Slough (from Vancouver to the Expo Center MAX station, turn left, then right; from Vancouver to the Delta Park MAX station, turn left, then left)
As of July 2010, Google Maps bicycle directions seem to be safe and accurate. To get a sense of what the route looks like, see this four-minute video produced by the Bike Temple. You can also follow along on this map produced by Portland Afoot.
[edit] External links
- Bike Temple video
- Map, by Portland Afoot, to accompany video
- standard Google Maps bicycling directions
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