NWTA Northwest Trail Alliance

Written by Eric Oliver The timing couldn’t have been better: on October 5, 2024, the annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day celebration coincided with the grand re-opening of Gateway Green Park ...

https://nw-trail.org/take-a-kid-mountain-biking-day-2024-recap/

Written by Janelle Bickford Falls Creek never disappoints! It was a beautiful fall day, and the trail was bursting with fall mushrooms.  Smiles all around despite a couple of flats. For some, t...

https://nw-trail.org/trail-sisters-x-metropolis-adventure-team-guided-falls-creek-guided-ride-recap/

Written by Elaine Bothe PP&R and NWTA’s Kids Camps got the groove down! Now in our third year, we held four Summer Camps for kids at Gateway Green. We offered the morning camps, each four days ...

https://nw-trail.org/nwta-kids-summer-camps-recap-2/

Written by Elaine Bothe Beginner Adults got camp time during our Gateway Green Bike Park summer series! Why leave all the education to the kids? In July and August this last summer, the NWTA and ...

https://nw-trail.org/portland-parks-rec-adult-classes-in-august/

Last year, we collected over 900 responses to our very first user survey! Although there weren’t many big surprises, collecting this data is a useful addition to the tools NWTA uses for guidanc...

https://nw-trail.org/2023-user-survey-results/

Written by Camilla Chalmers  Exploring the grand beauty of Mt. St. Helens is a highlight for many mountain bikers, but on the weekend of August 16-17, 45 dedicated volunteers from the NWTA came...

https://nw-trail.org/2024-shift-was-immensely-successful-and-adventurous/

Written by Owen Simpson My school, Oregon Episcopal School, launched a senior capstone project during the last 2.5 weeks of school, and I choose to focus my efforts around spreading the joy of mo...

https://nw-trail.org/high-school-seniors-project-inspires-kids-to-mountain-bike/

Written by Dan Werle, Hagg Lagg LST On the morning of Saturday, July 21, ten NWTA volunteers met at Scoggins Valley Park in Gaston to tackle some of Oregon’s fastest-growing vegetation on the H...

https://nw-trail.org/hagg-lake-work-party-wrap-up/

Northwest Trail Alliance advances our mission in three main ways: trail stewardship, promoting riding opportunities for all, and advocacy. Advocacy can sometimes feel less tangible AND daunting: ...

https://nw-trail.org/advocacy-update-july-2024/

Forest health operations will start back up on Monday, July 15 in the very north area of the disc golf course. This includes work near the switchback section of the N. Caddywhomper MTB connector ...

https://nw-trail.org/more-updates-for-stub-stewart-state-park-trails/