Mount Hood Skibowl has some of the most fun chairlift accessed mountain biking in Oregon, and is just over an hour drive away from Portland. Skibowl has an awesome 1,500’ of vertical drop filled with great trails for downhill mountain bikers of all abilities. The views of Mt. Hood from the top are a great bonus, too. There is a nice balance of tech and flow, with the huge berms on the Cannonball trail and rock gardens on the Pro Line. Downhill mountain bikers will love heading up to this ski and snowboard area for endless summer fun.
   

Total  Trails	19	Difficulty	Beginner through Expert
Total Distance	14 miles	Style	Downhill

   

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Sunrise
Intermediate | 1.6 Miles | 880' Descent

Sunrise is an intermediate downhill mountain bike trail that weaves its way down through the forest from the top of Mount Hood Skibowl. The trail is mostly smooth with some long high speed sections, and a couple berms spread throughout. There aren’t a lot of jumps and features, but the speed is fun and the trail is approachable for less experienced riders.  

Cannonball
Expert | .61 Miles | 589' Descent

Cannonball is a fun and super fast downhill mountain bike trail. From the top of Skibowl the trail drops straight down the upper bowl with buff trail and huge berms. Expert riders will love the almost wallride like feel of these turns. There are a couple gap jumps along the way, too. Careful with speed near the end as things do get a bit more rough as the trail ends at mid-mountain.  
 

Arrow (Pro Line)
Expert| .25 Miles

Arrow, or the Pro Line, is probably the gnarliest mountain bike trail at Mount Hood Skibowl. This trail is short, but the rock gardens will challenge even the best downhill mountain bikers. The rocks are big, with tight sections and drops thrown in the mix, too. Arrow/Proline is techy and gnarly.

Gnar-Gnar
Intermediate | .92 Miles

Gnar-Gnar is a good intermediate downhill trail with a little bit of everything from flow to tech. This is a great downhill mountain bike trail to learn on as it has optional features and good variety.  
 

Freeride Trails
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

These three trails are super fun and have a great progression of difficulty from the beginner FreeRide Trail 1 to Expert Freeride Trail 3.The beginner trail has no mandatory airtime, and is a perfect place to ride ladders for the first time. FreeRide Trail 3 has some seriously big, and seriously fun, features from top to bottom. Expert mountain bikers will love the big air and the great variety of features. There are awesome drops, gaps, doubles and ladders that are challenging but have nice flow.  
 

Tline2town
Intermediate | 5.6 Miles | 2,084' Descent

Ending on the opposite side of the Mount Hood Highway from Skibowl, the Tline2Town mountain bike trail descends from the Timberline Lodge ski area for more than 5.5 miles of downhill fun. The trails winds its way down through the forest on fun and mostly buff singletrack with great flow. The Timberline-To-Town trail can be shuttled via the Mount Hood Express bus, which is an extra perk.  
 

These downhill mountain bike trails are located at Skibowl Ski and Snowboard Area, on the Mt. Hood Highway, in the town of Government Camp. Driving, Skibowl is about 70 minutes east of Portland.
 

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The mountain bike trails at Skibowl open up every spring once the snow melts off of the ski slopes freeing the trails from their winter hibernation. During the warm summer months, the trails can get a bit dusty and dry, but they remain in pretty good shape overall. The typical open season for the Skibowl Bike Park is from mid-June through October.
 

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