UPDATE: Starting location set for 2016 World Naked Bike Ride

Get out your calendars, Portland, and circle Saturday, June 25 - that's the official date of the 2016 World Naked Bike Ride, returning for another night of nude cycling through the city.

The free public event - officially a protest against dependence on oil, for cycling safety and in support of positive body image - is one of the biggest and most visible on Portland's schedule.

The official attendance count for the 2015 ride was 10,100, a modest increase from the 10,000 who rode the year prior. The nude mass rode through southeast Portland, from Colonel Summers Park down to the Willamette River, flanked by cheering crowds at nearly every turn.

The route is always kept under wraps to discourage people from lining up along the sidewalks, known only by ride organizers and police. The starting location will be made public, but organizer Meghan Sinnott said there's nothing to announce just yet.

In the meantime, you can browse through our coverage of World Naked Bike Rides past. Love it or hate it, the world's premier nude cycling event is coming back to town.

-What it's like to bike nude at Portland's World Naked Bike Ride

-World Naked Bike Ride to refocus on protesting

-Thousands strip for Portland's Naked Bike Ride, but why do they do it?

-Does Portland's Naked Bike Ride make the city safer for bicyclists?

-Portland's naked bike ride 'plagued' by accidents, alcohol? Not true, police say

-Judge clears nude bicyclist in Portland

--Jamie Hale | jhale@oregonian.com | @HaleJamesB