Via Bike Tours: Oregon Cycling Adventures from Ashland

Situated in southern Oregon’s Ashland, Via Bike Tours, LLC offers a standout cycling experience through some of the state's most compelling natural landscapes. This seasoned operation delivers multi-day guided bike tours that thread together highlights from Crater Lake’s dramatic caldera to sweeping views of the Pacific coast and the vineyard-laden Willamette Valley. For riders craving an active yet deeply immersive trip, Via Bike Tours crafts routes that balance challenge with the reward of raw nature and local culture.

Travelers on these tours encounter pristine, low-traffic roads running through dense forests, volcanic peaks, and verdant wine country. The Crater Lake & Scenic Cascades Bicycle Tour, for example, circles Oregon’s only national park with routes that pass waterfalls and forest trails, highlighting rugged volcanic geology and old-growth forests. Another notable experience is the Crater Lake & Scenic Oregon Coast Bicycle Tour, which links coastal views with coastal range forests and the giant redwoods south of the state line. These roads, often Forest Service or BLM maintained, provide a quiet contrast to urban cycling, appealing to intermediate and advanced riders.

Jeff Lynn, the company’s guiding force, is frequently praised for his attentiveness and flexibility, ensuring every rider’s needs—whether a family’s or a seasoned cyclist’s—are met with professional support, including on-the-road sweep vans and carefully selected lodging and meals. For example, a family trip might include extras like whitewater rafting or winery picnics, while advanced riders enjoy challenging routes and top-tier culinary stops at historic inns and local brewpubs.

With excellent trip logistics, world-class natural scenery, and a focus on rider freedom, Via Bike Tours plugs into Oregon’s outdoor scene as an authentic gateway to the Pacific Northwest’s cycling treasures. Whether riding volcanic rims, quiet backroads, or coastal highways, their trips blend Oregon’s wild character with the ease of a fully-supported adventure.