By Ruandy Albisurez On Sunday, October 21, NWTA partnered with Warpaint Magazine to host a BIPOC Intro to Pump Track/Jump Clinic. The weather ended up being a little gray, but that didn’t stop the crew that came out. We had to skip most of the work on the pump track because it was a little … Read More
Written by Juntu Oberg In March 2020, NWTA formally partnered with Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) as the official trail steward of Forest Parks Firelane 5. Since then, our leadership team has worked with PP&R & Forest Park Conservancy (FPC) to improve the singletrack portion of the trail. In 2021, we installed a juniper retaining … Read More
Written by Sarah Rogers On Saturday, September 30th, River City Bicycles hosted their second women-led ride of the year at Rocky Point. The weather was perfect, and the trails even more so — as close to “hero dirt” as one could get! We split into two groups of about ten each, with ride leaders Dani … Read More
Gear up for the upcoming riding season at our Trail Sisters & Wednesday Wrippers Gear Swap at NWTA’s beloved platinum sponsor, Chris King. Got Gear?? Those gloves that don’t quite fit, a jersey that’s not your color, those pedals that didn’t quite work out. Need Gear?? This is a great opportunity to get what you … Read More
The Trail Sustainability Institute presents: Trail School: Intro to Rock Work in collaboration with the US Forest Service in Cascade Locks. The Trail Sustainability Institute, in collaboration with the Forest Service invite you to a two-day field course on rock work for trails on the developing Cascade Locks Trail system. Course objectives will include an … Read More
Join the Trail Sisters for a day of trail work @ Rocky Point. Dig season is here!!! Join the Trail Sisters as we get after some trail updates and maintenance on our beloved Fanny’s Yer Aunt trail (that btw, was designed and built by women). No experience is required. Trail Sisters are women and non-binary … Read More
The sunny and warm weather came out to greet us all on Saturday, October 7, 2023, for Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day! The local celebration of this annual celebration gathered nearly 150 people together in Gateway Green to ride bikes and have FUN. Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA), in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation, … Read More
Learn some basic skills to help get you up to speed riding pump tracks and some jumping basics. Join us for an exciting and inclusive event designed specifically for the BIPOC community! Whether you’re a beginner or looking to improve your skills, this clinic is the perfect opportunity to learn and have fun! Date: Sun … Read More
Written by Ahmed Yusuf, Stewardship Coordinator – City Nature, Portland Parks & Rec Portland Parks & Recreation’s Youth Conservation Crew (YCC) was proud to collaborate with Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) in early August! Together, we provided a chance for eight young people and four adults to experience mountain biking. This was the first time that … Read More