Central Oregon Bike Climbs

Central Oregon offers great cycling of all kinds. Top paved climbs include McKenzie Pass and Mount Bachelor, if limited to two days. The full-breadth of climbs, which also goes further out, includes Paulina and East Lakes, Straight Creek and Quartzville, and Aufderheide North and South. See map and more pins. Joel Blatt is our local source of all things cycling in Central Oregon and he can be reached at joel.m.blatt@me.com. 

This page provides a comprehensive summary of the steepest, most scenic, and best climbs in Central Oregon. These epic road bike climbs can be viewed on this page via the map (zoom in to view climbs in particular areas), by Climb Cards (photo and stats), or by a detailed list that can be arranged in metric or imperial units by difficulty, distance (longest climbs in the area), altitude gained, highest elevation (highest summit), average grade (sort by varying distances), lowest start point, etc. Visit the Climb Page to see details and photos for that particular bike climb. 

The hardest cycling climbs in Central Oregon are 1. Three Creeks Road, 2. McKenzie Pass West , 3. Mt. Bachelor (Bend), 4. Quartzville, 5. Paulina and East Lakes, 6. McKenzie Pass East, 7. Aufderheide Scenic Byway South, 8. Straight Creek Road East , 9. Sunriver Cutoff, and 10. Mt. Bachelor West