Central Oregon Wheelers upcoming events

Paulina Lake or East Lake Out and Back (June 10, 2026)

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

CLUB GROUP RIDE Registration Required
Start Time	Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM clip-in (please be ready 10 minutes before)
Start / End	Gravel parking lot at Hwy 97 and Paulina Rd Services at Start/End:
Distance	30.0 miles
Target Speed	A, B, C, D, E (average rolling speed exclusive of warm up and cool down and non-moving time)
Rest Stop	Restrooms and refreshments are available at Paulina and Eastlake Lodges

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Paulina Lake or East Lake Out and Back

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37072011

Other Info	Ride Type: Road This is an all levels, leaderless, out and back ride. Enjoy a leisurely, scenic, spin and chat ride up Paulina or Hammer on up as fast as you want. Rider's choice! You can also choose a few extra miles by riding to East Lake. We'll leave from the gravel parking Lot at Hwy 97 and Paulina Rd. at 10:00. There are restrooms and refreshments available at both Paulina and Eastlake Lodges. An AQI of 100 will cancel this ride. We will monitor smoke and wind direction. If necessary A plan "B" will be sent by email at 6:00AM day of ride to all registered riders.
Ride Leader(s)	Leaderless Colin DuPlantis 650 245 1382 colin@whiskerfish.com
Please check your email and the calendar on ride day for any changes. If you are unable to attend, be sure to cancel ASAP online (see below). The Ride Leader will be notified.
How to Cancel Event Registration From the calendar event, select the blue "Already registered" link below the Register button. Scroll down and select "Cancel Registration." - OR - Download or open the "Wild Apricot for Members" app below. Go to "Tickets" on the menu, select the ride, then Cancel. Download the Wild Apricot for Members App It's the easiest way to view, register and cancel events.

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C-Pace Chat and Spin Coffee Ride (June 11, 2026)

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

CLUB GROUP RIDE Registration Required
Start Time	Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM clip-in (please be ready 10 minutes before)
Start / End	Lone Pine Coffee Roasters, 1462 NE Cushing Dr (can also park on the street by On Tap) Services at Start/End: at Lone Pine Coffee Roasters
Distance	23.8 miles
Target Speed	C (average rolling speed exclusive of warm up and cool down and non-moving time)
Rest Stop	Restrooms at Lone Pine. No Rest Stops, will regroup at major intersections

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Chat and Spin Coffee Ride

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50736099

Other Info	Ride Type: Road C pace (15 mph rolling speed on the flats), stress-free ride. Ride will be canceled if AQI is over 100, notice would be emailed by 7:00AM on day of ride.
Ride Leader(s)	Carolyn Chow (650) 954-6539 carolynstrehlow@gmail.com
Please check your email and the calendar on ride day for any changes. If you are unable to attend, be sure to cancel ASAP online (see below). The Ride Leader will be notified.
How to Cancel Event Registration From the calendar event, select the blue "Already registered" link below the Register button. Scroll down and select "Cancel Registration." - OR - Download or open the "Wild Apricot for Members" app below. Go to "Tickets" on the menu, select the ride, then Cancel. Download the Wild Apricot for Members App It's the easiest way to view, register and cancel events.

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Gravel/2-3 hrs-Eurosports (June 11, 2026)

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Eurosport Gravel

NEW TIME 10 AM

Sisters, OR

Ride Classification	Ride leader
Moderate/2-3 hrs./Gravel	Brad Boyd

With the mild Winter we are having Thursday Gravel rides have started this season!

We’ll be starting @ 10 AM to let the temperature warm up a bit. Rides will start easy and last 1.5 to 2 hours to start getting longer and more challenging as the season progresses. As the weather warms up we’ll move the time to our more normal morning slot.

Brad Boyd is owner of Eurosports in Sisters, OR. Brad has been leading road, MTB and gravel rides for over 30 years. He welcomes all COW members every Thursday at his shop for a moderately paced (10 mph avg.) gravel ride in and around the Sisters area.

Eurosport is also home to a couple of food carts and multiple craft beers. It is is a welcoming and relaxing place to hang while visiting Sisters.

Departure time is dependent on the weather. Please visit the Eurosport Ride page for the latest start time information. Be sure to arrive early as Brad will determine the route based on the type of riders that show up.

Feel free to email Brad if you have questions.

100 AQI Cancels ride

Registration Is Required

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Cowdogs Beers, Bikes, and BS @ Crux Fermentation Project (June 12, 2026)

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Cowdogs Beers, Bikes, and BS

Time to share spring cycling tales. I'm look at you Sarah, Stan, Robs. Meet at Crux Brewery. If you ride your bike, you'll be cool.

Mainly for gravelnistas, but we are accepting applications.

Note we are not meeting early cause we are civilized gravel bike riders, that want to eat, drink, and be merry. Bring an interested s.o., good luck there.

McKenzie Pass from Village Green Park (June 14, 2026)

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

CLUB GROUP RIDE Registration Required
Start Time	Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM clip-in (please be ready 10 minutes before)
Start / End	Village Green Park, Sisters Services at Start/End: Restrooms and Water
Distance	30.0 miles (or more)
Target Speed	E (average rolling speed exclusive of warm up and cool down and non-moving time)
Rest Stop	Restrooms at the top and at Belknap Hot Springs (food water)

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McKenzie Pass from Village Green Park

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36309740

Other Info	Ride Type: Road McKenzie Pass: One of our most scenic rides. We'll start from Village Green Park at 9:00. Rider's choice of Short and Sweet or Long and Hard. 30 miles to the top and back or up to 72 miles 6,200' riding the west side. The last day the pass is closed to cars. To the Hot Springs and back... https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38565857 Some of us do plan on the annual Belknap Hot Springs and back
Ride Leader(s)	Leaderless
Please check your email and the calendar on ride day for any changes. If you are unable to attend, be sure to cancel ASAP online (see below). The Ride Leader will be notified.
How to Cancel Event Registration From the calendar event, select the blue "Already registered" link below the Register button. Scroll down and select "Cancel Registration." - OR - Download or open the "Wild Apricot for Members" app below. Go to "Tickets" on the menu, select the ride, then Cancel. Download the Wild Apricot for Members App It's the easiest way to view, register and cancel events.

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Spin N Chat Coffee Ride (all paces) (June 15, 2026)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

CLUB GROUP RIDE Registration Required
Start Time	Monday, June 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM clip-in (please be ready 10 minutes before)
Start / End	Lone Pine Coffee Roasters, 1462 NE Cushing Dr (can also park on the street by On Tap) Services at Start/End: at start/end
Distance	23.8 miles
Target Speed	E (average rolling speed exclusive of warm up and cool down and non-moving time)
Rest Stop

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Spin N Chat Coffee Ride (all paces)

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50736099

Other Info	Ride Type: Road E Pace ride. I will be riding a B Pace but all riders welcome.
Ride Leader(s)	Dan Johnson 408-898-7660 Johnson.danielb22@gmail.com
Please check your email and the calendar on ride day for any changes. If you are unable to attend, be sure to cancel ASAP online (see below). The Ride Leader will be notified.
How to Cancel Event Registration From the calendar event, select the blue "Already registered" link below the Register button. Scroll down and select "Cancel Registration." - OR - Download or open the "Wild Apricot for Members" app below. Go to "Tickets" on the menu, select the ride, then Cancel. Download the Wild Apricot for Members App It's the easiest way to view, register and cancel events.

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Hills Creek Lake Loop Oakridge (June 16, 2026)

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMT

CLUB GROUP RIDE Registration Required
Start Time	Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM clip-in (please be ready 10 minutes before)
Start / End	Greenwaters Park, 48362 OR-58, Oakridge. Park at the Rest Area Services at Start/End: Bathrooms
Distance	35.0 miles
Target Speed	B (average rolling speed exclusive of warm up and cool down and non-moving time)
Rest Stop	Oakridge TBD, Swimming ?

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Hills Creek Lake Loop Oakridge

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55331483

Other Info	Ride Type: Gravel Gravel ride around a 2,735 acre reservoir with low elevation gain. This will be an afternoon ride in Oakridge and drive back to Bend. 2 hour drive from Bend
Ride Leader(s)	Tod Feuerman 8184685103 todfeuerman1@mac.com
Please check your email and the calendar on ride day for any changes. If you are unable to attend, be sure to cancel ASAP online (see below). The Ride Leader will be notified.
How to Cancel Event Registration From the calendar event, select the blue "Already registered" link below the Register button. Scroll down and select "Cancel Registration." - OR - Download or open the "Wild Apricot for Members" app below. Go to "Tickets" on the menu, select the ride, then Cancel. Download the Wild Apricot for Members App It's the easiest way to view, register and cancel events.

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Early Season Picnic & Rides! (June 19, 2026)

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:45:00 GMT

Big Sky Park Early Season Picnic and Rides!

Registration for the Picnic will close at NOON on Sunday, June 14th. We need to have an accurate head count to Cafe Yumm by then. You will not be able to sign up after June 14th at NOON.

Join us for our Annual Early season Picnic Ride! Thank you to all who assisted with the after-ride picnic at - Big Sky Park! Food will be catered by Cafe Yumm.

Have you checked out our MERCH? We have over 30 pieces of apparel, click here to enter our new store!

Don't miss this COW's Event! We thank all of you that volunteered to help out with the picnic and will be in touch the week of the picnic.

Registration closes at NOON on Sunday, June 14th!!

A Special THANK YOU to our volunteer ride leaders and Sweeps for this year's picnic, we can't have this event without their efforts!!!!

All members are enthusiastically invited at no cost. Also bring your non-riding friend - a non-member, picnic-only option, is available in registration - $17 to be paid online.

Please, no alcohol at this event. We will have cold sparkling water.

BRING LAWN or CAMP CHAIRS!! Please bring lawn or camping chairs for seating on the grassy area. Big Sky Park has 6 picnic tables for lunch, members will use their own chairs for post lunch or over flow seating,

BRNW has an event this week so we're on our own for chairs (other than existing picnic tables).

Annual Member Meeting Presentation at Picnic.

Six rides will start around 9:00 am and end in Big Sky Park between 11:00-11:30 am. Please arrive by 8:45 for Pre ride talk and Club Picture. Times may change due to morning temperatures. The rides will all tour the eastside and range from 17 to 42 miles with light climbing.

A Pace	A-18+
B Pace	16-17 mph
C Pace	14 -15 mph
D Pace	12.5-14 mph

	Distance	Route	Ride leaders
A	44.9	Link	Colin DuPlantis
B	37.9	Link	Rob Kassan & Tod Feuerman
C	32.9	Link	Karen Painter
D	21.4	Link	Barb Pettersen

Registration Is Required

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Save the Date for the Early Season Picnic Rides! Volunteer Sign ups! (June 19, 2026)

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Picnic Rides

We need Volunteers

Save the Date for this year's early season Picnic Rides at Big Sky Park on Bend's Eastside at: 21690 Neff Rd, Bend, OR 97701 . Cafe yum will be catering. This will be at no cost to our members. Sorry, Guests will be limited and have to pay full price. More details will follow with signups. Registration for this event will be out soon.

You are not signing up for picnic rides, you are signing up to volunteer to help at the picnic.

We are also in need of a pick up truck to bring and return tables and chairs to and from Big Sky Park. BRNW has kindly donated the tables and chairs for our event. BRNW stores their tables and chairs off Brosterhouse on the SE side.

We are looking for eight members to volunteer their time for this event. Volunteers will be responsible for setting up prior to event as well as cleanup after the event

Please sign up to volunteer on this registration form!

Questions: Email Brian

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BRNW Road Tours Oregon June 20-27 Washington July 11-18 (June 20, 2026)

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Sign up for BRNW (Bicycle Rides Northwest) is coming up on Dec 10 at 6 pm Pacific time. These tours are fully supported tent camping week long road rides. Several COWS members do these rides yearly and they cap at 300 riders.

Check out their website at https://brnw.org/

and the routes and other info at https://mailchi.mp/49e992378c3e/more-information-before-registration-opens?e=90923bef87

THIS IS NOT A COWS EVENT. IT IS A PAID EVENT OF BRNW.

Tour des COW's - #3 100K Club ride- 75 Miles (July 05, 2026)

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Tour des COW's

Our 3rd Metric K

75 miles

Ride Classification	Leader	GPS My Ride
All Levels/Road	Leaderless	Link

Save the Date

Our second annual

COWs Tour des Chutes

Plan on joining other Wheelers in tackling one of three routes.

These rides will be unsupported. You will be on your own in providing snacks and water. So call a friend or two and start the training now for one of these rides.

More ride info coming, there will be 1 water and pit toilet stop along the way for the 75 mile group

25 mile – great mix of forest and agricultural land views
50 mile – includes a large portion of the twin bridges loop with great mountain views
75 mile – enjoy 18 miles of the Sister-Smith Rock Scenic Byway on this long ride. See The TdC course for greater detail for this awesome ride, stop and check out those Alpacas!
Ride time is ride time, show up early, look for other COW members and plan on riding together if appropriate pace.

Show your true colors and wear your Wheeler's jerseys!

Call/Text Tod w/ questions 818-468-5103

Registration Is Required

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