If you prefer to get out of town and into nature, there are endless hiking and mountain bike trails just minutes from town. These beautiful trails transform into gorgeous snow covered paths during the winter for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling trails, or add a quick 20 minute drive to experience the spectacular lakes and mountains of the snow-capped Cascades. Mount Bachelor Ski Resort is an easy 25 minute drive from Bend. This mountain is an adventure regardless of the season, sporting a mountain biking park in the Summer and award-winning skiing/snowboarding in the Winter. There is no end to the wide variety of terrain and trails.