Written by Nancy Stone, Education & Sustainability Director ([email protected]) Moving from big dreams to being at the end of a 2,496 mile bikepacking trip takes a lot of things, most of which is an incredible amount of grit. Last week, Alyssa Hirsch, Megan Horst and Stephanie Keske shared their experience of riding the Great Divide Mountain … Read More
Written by Ted Dodd ([email protected]) Over 50 riders made it out for this special celebration event and ride at LL Stub Stewart State Park on Saturday. Special thanks to our sponsors: Fat Tire Farm, GU Energy, HUB Brewing, and Oregon State Parks. Thanks to our event volunteers: Nick Payne (Video), Kia Hatton (Drone Video), Carin Berg … Read More
Heads up, Sandy Ridge Riders! Our work on the Lower Hide & Seek trail continues and as of Monday, June 6th, we will temporarily close the trail from the junction where it meets Upper H&S to the cutoff under the power lines (where the trail cuts into the road from Little Monkey). See the map … Read More
Written by Ted Dodd ([email protected]) LAPQUEST Join us on Saturday, June 11th, from 9 am – 5 pm for the long-awaited return of LapQuest at LL Stub Stewart Trail System. LapQuest is a grassroots group ride race/non-race social event. Come to race or just do a couple of laps at your speed. It is all the … Read More
Written by Allie Hurtgen, NWTA Instructor On Tuesday, May 24th, the NW Trail Sisters met at Sandy Ridge for a cornering skills clinic led by NWTA Coaches Allie and Nancy. The stoke was high and all of the women showed huge progress in their cornering! The clinic started with a warm-up in the parking lot … Read More
Written by Elaine Bothe, NWTA Instructor Big weekend for more kids on bikes! We came, we saw, and we brought bikes! The weekend of May 13-15, 2022, included three kids’ Beginner “Green Gecko” level classes in two different locations. With a fleet of eight capable Marlin hardtails in sizes XXS to M and several helmets … Read More
Written by Bob Carey, TSI Instructor The Cascade Locks International Mountain Bike trail (CLIMB) has been a long-time vision of Andy Jansky. If you don’t know Andy personally, you have likely biked somewhere he has been involved directly or indirectly. Andy is the cornerstone of stakeholder collaboration for bike access development for NWTA. Andy and The … Read More
Congratulations to our very own Tim Copeman for being recognized by The Portland Parks Foundation as a 2022 U.S. Bank Parks Champion. “Tim is one of the Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) trail Stewards in Gateway Green. Tim’s support of the park in trail maintenance tasks keeps the park inviting and safe for the riders. Tim … Read More
Written by Steven Blakesley We don’t complain much about the weather on the coast, but this is the wettest spring that we’ve seen in a long time at Klootchy Creek! Unusually heavy rain has slowed down some projects, and affected some existing trails. We are looking forward to some warmer dryer days ahead for those … Read More
Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) is hiring its first full-time Executive Director to continue our progress in building, maintaining, and advocating for new trails near the Portland Metro area. The ideal candidate is a positive, collaborative, and team-oriented leader to fulfill our mission through stewardship, advocacy, and engagement of our membership. This new Executive Director will … Read More