Photo: Bob Woodward

FOR FUN, FOR FRIENDS, FOR HEALTH, FOR LIFE!

Discover natural landscapes, wildlife, and scenic

byways. Discover exceptional places
to exercise, play, relax, or commute.
Discover the Bend Urban Trails System.

B E N D U R B A N TR A I L S M A P

TRAIL USE REGULATIONS

Please follow these simple guidelines to keep the trail experience

safe and pleasant for all users:
Stay on the trail. Please dont trespass on private property.
No motorized vehicles are allowed on the trails.
Bicyclists are not allowed on all sections of the trails. Please
observe pedestrian-only trail sections.
Dogs must be on leash at all times and their waste properly
removed. Dog rest stops along the trails provide you with
disposal bags and trash cans.

Do not litter. If you pack it in, please pack it out.

No camping, smoking or res.

ADOPT A TRAIL PROGRAM

Consider helping to maintain a section of trail through the

Bend Metro Park and Recreation District Adopt a Trail Program
or donating time or money to the Bend Park and Recreation
Foundation to help build the river trail. For more information, see
www.bendparksandrec.org.

Funding for this map provided by a City of Bend grant

administered by the Bend Visitors and Convention Bureau.

The Bend Urban Trail System and the Deschutes

River Trail are managed by the Bend Metro Park
& Recreation District. For questions or to report
trail concerns please call the Park Services and
Development Department of the Park & Recreation
District at 388-5435.
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AWBREY REACH

WELCOME TO THE DESCHUTES RIVER TRAIL!

The Deschutes River Trail portion of the Bend Urban Trails System allows nearly uninterrupted access to the
beautiful waterway that is the heart of the community. The trail system is divided into ve reaches, dened
by landscape characteristics.
The Bend Park and Recreation District is at work building a fully connected river trail between Tumalo State
Park and Meadow Camp. Once complete, the trail system will encompass nineteen miles of trails. This map
shows existing trails open to the public.

RIVER RUN
REACH

AWBREY REACH

Visitors can access the River Trail at its northernmost point at Kirkaldy Court off of Putnam Rd. This section
of the trail, constructed on top of the buried Tumalo irrigation canal, consists of soft-surface and unimproved
surfaces, and includes a few moderate hills. Along the middle stretch of this reach, the river drops into
a deep canyon but the trail stays high on the canyon wall, offering spectacular views of the river below
and the Three Sisters in the distance. A steep climb up the Archie Briggs Canyon Trail connects to Mt.
Washington Dr.

RIVER RUN REACH

This reach passes through the oldest and most established sections of Bend. The trail isnt always right on
the river, but instead follows sidewalks through neighborhoods and downtown. It passes through beautiful
Drake Park on Mirror Pond and ends in McKay Park. There are several footbridges along the way offering
opportunities to cross the river.

SOUTH CANYON REACH

OLD MILL
REACH

This reach has trail legs on both sides of the river, connected by a new footbridge approximately 1 1/2 miles
upstream of the Farewell Bend Park bridge. The river ows fast here through a beautiful canyon, cascading
over rocks and logs.
West side: This reachs west-side leg is known as the Mt. Bachelor Village Trail. Here the soft surface trail
is open to pedestrians, but cyclists are not allowed. An alternative cycling route connects from the Bill Healy
Bridge to the Haul Road Trail along Century Drive.
East side: The east-side trail at the northern end of this reach is unimproved surface, narrow and rocky in
places; the southern end is on the gravel ditch road which runs above the river and next to the COID siphon
pipe. There are several connections to nearby neighborhoods along the way.

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Located across the foot bridge from Drake Park, Pageant Park was named in
commemoration of the Bend Water Pageant, a favorite community event that ran
from 1933-1965. An interpretive sign describes the event highlight, the launch of
large lighted oats on Mirror Pond.

Old Mill
District

The Drake Park interpretive sign (located directly in front of the public restrooms)
describes Bends early sense of community spirit.

McKay Park is the site of the Oregon Trunk Railroad interpretive sign, which
describes Bends early railroad history.
Across the river from Farewell Bend Park is the new Riverbend Park, acquired in
2004 as community park space. The rst phase of park development is planned for
fall of 2005.
Farewell Bend Park, Bends newest community river park, honors the history of the
logging industry at this site with two interpretive signs. Two additional signs explain
a riparian restoration project and other steps being made to care for the health of
our river and its ecosystem. The park includes a playground and restrooms.
The boardwalk here offers a view of Central Oregon Irrigation Districts Hydro site,
where irrigation water is dropped back to the river through two turbines, generating
electrical power. The public has access to this trail section thanks to an agreement
with COID please stay on the designated trail.

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The historic Radamacher House and Plaza overlook Mirror Pond and Drake
Park, with the Three Sisters visible in the background. This site includes a sign
interpreting Bends founding.

POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG

THE DESCHUTES RIVER TRAIL
Included in the Oregon Cascade Birding Trail system, Sawyer Park offers the
opportunity to spot a variety of birds.

Downtown
Bend

Once the site of two large ponderosa pine lumber mills, today the Old Mill Reach is a mix of river parks, the
Shops at the Old Mill, and areas yet to be developed. Three footbridges connect trail legs on either side of
the river, providing convenient walking loops. On the east side, the trails are hard surface from the Old Mill
District to the Bill Healy bridge. The trail on the west side offers a mix of hard and soft surfaces. Farewell
Bend Park provides two developed boat landings for paddlers using the Deschutes River water trail. The east
side trail passes through Farewell Bend Park, which also provides two developed boat landings for paddlers
using the Deschutes River water trail.

OLD MILL REACH

Mt. Bachelor Village Resort, in partnership with Brooks Resources and the High
Desert Museum, has provided a series of informative signs along this section of
trail which describe the native habitat, foliage, and other points of interest.
At this point along the trail, visitors can see the COID irrigation diversion which
sends river water into the canal system to support agricultural and power
production needs. Fish are directed back to the river by an elaborate sh screen.
Danger: This area is not open to the public.

DESCHUTES RIVER FLOWS SOUTH TO NORTH

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PIONEER
REACH

PIONEER REACH

This section, favored by many locals, is also built over the Tumalo canal and was the rst section of river
trail to open in 1989. The surface is both soft-surface and unimproved, and is wide and relatively at. The
trail runs between the river and a high canyon wall, and passes through the Rivers Edge golf course and
adjacent neighborhoods. There are several wetlands in this reach, inhabited by songbirds, trumpeter swans,
otter and beaver. Osprey frequently nest and sh here.

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