There are so many reasons to love Central Oregon and it would take multiple lifetimes to experience them all. From the beautiful mountains to explore, the winding rivers to traverse, the desert flats to experience, and the beer to taste, there is a little something for everyone.

This year, we have been taking on as many mountain biking trails as we can. With the mild fall season, we have even been able to push our biking into November! One of our favorite "go to" trails to bike is Ben's, part of the Phil's Trail Mountain Biking system. With roughly 12 miles of trail and a tad over 800 feet of elevation gain, this trail has a little bit of everything. 

We love that this trail has a nice winding area to warm up before hitting the uphill. Upon completing the 800+ feet of elevation gain, there is the opportunity to go even further by adding on an additional section called Lower Whoops. This short loop is a long slow climb followed by a very fun downhill track with a multitude of jumps and turns. On this particular ride we were pushing sundown so we turned back early instead of enjoying a Lower Whoops lap. 

What we love about this trail system is that all of the trails interconnect and we can change up our routes very easily. We love the downhill at Phil's as it has technical rock areas, tight turns, gorgeous scenery and so much more. Overall, if you are looking for a fun ride, we highly suggest hitting Ben's Trail!