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
This is the story of a unique new trail and the story of the multi-talented trail architect/builder Charlie Kohlmeier. If you’ve been out at Rocky Point riding or digging, chances are you’ve run into Charlie. If you know a lot of people who dig, most of them have been slinging dirt and enjoying Charlie’s post … Read More
Congratulations to Mitch Sanders, the winner of the 2021 Revel Rascal Bike Drawing who just collected his custom enduro mountain bike. Thanks to Cyclepath and Revel Bikes for the beautiful frame and build. Congratulations Mitch! The bike drawing was a generous offering by the bike industry to help NWTA raise money to build more trails. … 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
On Saturday, April 16th, a group of dedicated volunteers did not let the unfavorable weather forecast deter them from joining our Sandy Ridge Local Stewardship Team to help care for the beloved trails. Since the area had seen significant snow earlier in the week, they decided to stay on the lower trails that see the … Read More
Written by Nancy Stone, Education & Sustainability Director ([email protected]) The NW Trail Sisters hosted a free Gear Swap on Thursday (3/31) evening at Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB). This proved a successful endeavor of getting no longer used gear out of the back of closets and into the hands of Trail Sisters, who could put it to … Read More
UPDATED: These areas are back open! NOTICE: Due to forestry activities, the following trail closures will apply from 5am Monday April 11th, 2022 until further notice. See map image below. Note that there will be no access via the upper South shuttle gate. Roller Coaster and Phil’s will remain open, but the only access will … Read More
Written by Allie Hurtgen Just in time for riding season, NWTA now has three new BICP Certified Fundamental Skills Instructors! The three-day course took place on March 25 – 27 at Gateway Green and was led by coach and instructor, Elaine Bothe. We were joined by an instructor in training, Molly with the Cycle Effect … Read More
(Dates are subject to change and more events will be added) April 2nd: Metro Newell Creek Grand Opening and Green Geckos MTB Clinic at Newell Creek April 2nd: Black Line Bluff and Tune Work Party at Rocky Point April 9th: Gorge 400 Trail Rehabilitation April 12th: Ride Leader Training – Gateway Green April 16th: Sandy … Read More
Written by Nathan Frechen, Tillamook LST On Saturday, March 5th, 28 people showed up to put the finishing touches on the .35 mile Gales Creek re-route in the Tillamook State Forest. In 3 hours, another stump was removed, rock armoring installed over roots, and the entire line was refined. It was a full-day success in … Read More