Hike up any of the buttes around Bend, and you’ll be well-rewarded with a twofer of lung-and-leg-strengthening exercise and fantastic big-bang-for-your-buck vistas worthy of tourism brochures.
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Neighborhoods: Summit and Century West Navigating the Way, West Side
With gorgeous new homes, new parks and a vibrant commercial zone, Summit West is the epitome of desirable Summit West filled with high-end homes, many of comfortable size is the fastest-growing zone on Bend s west side, or as some reference it, The Way Westside. Even though the blank spots are filling in with new homes and businesses, the area once considered the west side wilderness has many great features to explore. Bend is a bike town, and Summit West and the adjacent Century West neighborhoods are both very bicycle friendly. Paved pathways along the West Bend Trail make for smooth rolling without the hazards of vehicular traffic and are popular with families and walkers alike. Crossing the intersection of Skyliners Road and Mt. Washington, cyclists can head into Northwest Crossing via the bike lane or continue up the paved West Bend Trail paralleling Skyliners Road.