Best mountain bike ride in Bend, Oregon

I go out to Bend, Oregon almost every year to shoot the High Cascades 100 endurance race. While I'm there I get to ride a lot of trail. This is a story about my favorite ride there: Metolius-Windigo-Lava-Edison.
Shot on GoPro Hero 5 with the Karma Grip.
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[@chadburke1938]

Love riding flagline then going from swampy lakes over to the whoops trails then riding through the area by Phil’s back into Bend and grabbing a brew.

[@billyg7281]

Love that trail! The climb out of Lava Lakes is brutal though.

[@OEITechnoGP1123]

This is one of my favorite trial rides...a true loop...but I do it a little different...and a little longer.
A couple of Tips
First Tip...
Check out the Bend Trails Site to help plan the ride ...
bendtrails.org/trail/dinah-moe-humm/
Second Tip
To avoid and skip the "Paved Road Ride part" at the start...
I would recommend that If your parking at Edison Snow Park for this loop and you are not "shuttling"
adding Dina Mo Hum to Kiwia to Wannoga to Viirginia Messner(gravel grinder from Messner to swampy)...Swampy Lakes to the Swampy Dutchman Link... this adds some miles but is worth it but keeps you off the road.

[@adventuresofjandk]

Awesome video. Love your sense of humor

[@mannyfnsc29]

Haha, I wish I was there to hear the verbiage you unleashed upon that punk in the black SUV. Anyway, great video dyude. Bend looks like a great place for mtbers.

[@quithollerin7276]

Craving the respite myself, man. And looking for some good spots to dart south to this season. Bend looks good.

[@BMacHumboldt]

"Disneyworld for Mt Bikers" perfect description. I was just up there, for my first visit. with a couple families and only made one ride. I wanted to know the MUST RIDE for next visit. Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@oregonxyz]

I started going there back in the early 90s - before most of the trails were even built - its amazing how much has been added

[@superscottyftw]

Been to Bend a few times and always wondered about this one. Going to give it a go next trip, thanks!

[@1powerfit]

Thanks brother nice job, thank you from a Florida trail rider.

[@DM-hw4cr]

Good job

[@TheTrakker]

Looks like one helluva good time.

[@mikekallen5113]

Great video thanks...not a mtber but still enjoy your video work!!!!

[@ryan_niemi]

Dooood, dude!

[@ramjam08]

Pretty sure a cx bike could handle those trails......and now I'm looking for an excuse to go to Bend.

[@weridebikes1000]

There are plenty of places here to ride CX, this isn’t one of them ;)

[@tylerwinans4360]

I live in bend

[@charlesvlachos4693]

Me too lets go ride

[@mountaintime4276]

I was hoping you would use the hero5 audio. 🤖

[@oregonxyz]

I like the more deserty areas better, but to each his own.

[@eickermtb8661]

nice video 👍🏻

[@Trailjunkie62]

Good stuff always looking for the next venture destination. Think I would opt for the ebike on this one...lol

[@TT-nh2od]

Dude dude dude

[@axolotl_king9875]

Funny I live in bend Oregon

[@johnnydoe66]

I am 54 yrs old and I go do a 26+ Mtn bike ride at a trail system that's over an hour and a half drive away. I love doing this ride, even though it's long, I enjoy being out for hours solo. I hope to be able to travel around the States to do rides like this elsewhere.

[@gregwebster8784]

Was that guy on the horse wearing leggins?

[@grantmeister1420]

dude

[@tjbarke6086]

Yeah, but it's too fucking hot.

[@wymanpleasant9882]

if we so rich

[@EmotoOregon]

Bend is so full of these hipster, boomer bro brah talks like a 12 year old kid man childs. Growing up in Bend, it's been over run with these dudes. What a shame. I'd love some df from Boston to spout off. I know those woods like the back of my hand. It's been my backyard my whole life. It's lame seing the wildlife getting shoved around by the flood of sprinter vans. These people eventually ruin everywhere.

[@syncros99]

A rigid bike has to much travel for this trail.