ROUTE MAPS + INFO SHARE THE ROAD Please note: Roads are not closed to vehicle traffic. Please share the road and ride respectfully, follow the rules of the road and showcase how courteous cyclists can be! Hundreds of you will be on bikes together: what a great way to set a good example!
You will get a map when you check in at the pre-ride event or at the start line. If you are riding the Big Dog course, your map will include turn-by-turn instructions.
Oversize version of the map will be available for viewing at the pre-ride event. We will also be available to answer detailed route questions.
CHOOSING A ROUTE
Both of the routes on Tour de Lab are excellent tours of Portland. Above all else, this is a fun ride, meant to be an enjoyable tour of Portland and the three Lucky Labrador brew pubs. So please choose a route that suits your riding skill level, comfort and what you're in the mood for on the day of the ride.
CHANGING YOUR ROUTE You may change your route at the start of the event, or at any rest stop, no problem! You do not need to inform us. If you find along the way that you have more or less energy, you may switch routes at the rest stops. Both routes have the same rest stops.
ROUTE MARKINGS Both routes are marked with bright yellow arrows posted at eye level.
THE BIG DOG (30 MILE ROUTE) - AN EXTENDED ROUTE WITH CLIMBING An excellent tour of Portland wtih some major hill climbing and a lot to see along the way. You'll tour Portland's western hilly edges. Did we mention hills? Elevation profiles coming soon. Your challenge is in the climbing, not the distance. Get ready for an awesome climbing route way up to Council Crest, then a fast cruise to drop down into northwest..
ELEVATION (click for full size)
THE PUPPY - 18 MILES WITH MILD CLIMBING A great tour of urban Portland, 18 miles in length. There are some hills in there, but we've put the major climbing right at the beginning when you have the most energy. The majority of the course is relatrively flat and a great tour of the city! Maps are coming soon.
SE >> SW // 7.5 miles We'll take you over the Hawthorne Bridge, along Broadway and onto Terwilliger for some major climbing into the hills. We'll route you on side streets with climbing before you cruise on in to the first rest stop at the community center across from the Lucky Lab SW, SW 32nd and Terwilliger.
SW >> NW // 7 miles From this awesome high point in Portland, there's nowhere to go but DOWN! And we're sending you on a nice flowy downhill cruise into downtown Portland along Barbur Blvd and through downtown. We'll take you through the side streets of NW to bring you on a mellow ride to the Lucky Lab NW, NW 19th and Quimby.
NW >> SE // 3.5 miles From here, it couldn't be easier! You've only got 3.5 more miles to go along an extremely direct, flat route. We'll send you along Naito Parkway then up over the Hawthorne Bridge to your final rest stop and the finish line party at SE 9th and Hawthorne, the Lucky Lab's most famous location.
ELEVATION (click for larger)
COURSE SCHEDULE Registration, check-in and information opens - 9:00am
Big Dog Riders leave - 9:45 am
Ride starts - 10:00am
Rest stop #1 (Lucky Lab SW) closes - 1:00 pm
Finish line opens - noon
Rest stop #2 (Lucky Lab NW) closes - 2:00 pm
Finish line party (Lucky Lab SE) closes - 4:00 pm
HELMETS ARE THE SMART WAY TO RIDE
and they're required for all Tour de Lab participants.
