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 in East Portland. The weather cooperated too, as the slight chill in the morning gave way to a bright fall day as families … Read More
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 of fun from Monday to Thursday throughout July. NWTA paired up with Portland Parks & Recreation to run the … Read More
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 guidance in the strategic work of executing our mission. There are two formats to read these results: NWTA is excited to have this … Read More
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 mountain bikes to new communities of kids. This means that instead of attending classes I dedicated my last weeks of school to … Read More
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: advocacy requires a lot of planning, patience and strategy. NWTA members are crucial to our advocacy work, as local community members are powerful voices to advocate for local … Read More
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 trail. Bike riders will need to follow posted detours through the Horse Camp Loop and come into the MTB area from … Read More
Another Portland Parks & Recreation community survey! Please take 5 minutes of your time to let the City of Portland know how important close-to-home off-road cycling/mountain biking opportunities are. The city is soliciting community feedback on enhanced active recreation opportunities at University Park in North Portland. The guidance in the Off-Road Cycling Master Plan (ORCMP) … Read More
Hot off the heels of bringing back the Sandy Ridge Shuttle (IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! [read about it HERE]), we have some exciting updates about the Sandy Ridge Trail system! First, a long-awaited MTB skills area will be built in the parking lot. A skills area had been identified in the parking lot master … Read More
The Sandy Ridge Shuttle Day is back! After a four-year hiatus, NWTA partnered with Cyclepath PDX to bring back this amazing event on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The forecast called for perfect weather, not too hot but sunny skies, and the week before brought just enough rain for hero dirt. The Sandy Ridge Stewardship team … Read More
Written by Tedd Dodd, Cascade Locks Trail Steward Thank you to everyone who attended LapQuest over the weekend to celebrate all the trail work we have done in and around Cascade Locks. It was fantastic to see so many enthusiastic faces, both familiar and new, coming together for this event. We were blessed with amazing trail conditions and perfect … Read More