The access pass for Scappose goes on sale May 16th at 7pm on the www.wyrecreation.com website. The trails along the south side of Rocky Point road require this pass and are $75 for a year. Because pass sales were low last year at this special location they have decided to recombine the area into larger parcel … Read More
On Saturday 40+ people volunteered to help do trail maintenance on the Sandy Ridge Trail. A big thank you goes to Brent Sullivan for organizing, to the crew leaders (Tom Slovak, Shane Gould, Tom Archer, Steve Swearingen, and Scott Sutterer) and to all the hard working volunteers that made the event a success. … Read More
Ride, stop, dismount, cut a tree, re-pack, and ride on. Every trail builder needs a Dakine Builders Pack. Check out the short demo video. Video was taken today while doing trail clearing at L.L. Stub Stewart MTB Area after the latest wind storm. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6dD6_r6HTFNSXpvbmZiY1Y2dm8/view?usp=sharing https://www.dakine.com/builder-pack-40l.html
Michelle Kunec-North, Program Coordinator, City of Portland will be on OPB’s Think Out Loud today (April 3rd) at noon for a segment on the Off-Road Cycling Master Plan. The conversation will likely run from 12:20 to 12:40. The show is live and will be taking listener calls. The show will also be rebroadcast at 8 … Read More
Our March meeting at Velo Cult brought a lighter (daylight savings time) start to the affair but also a lighter crowd (it’s also Spring break week). To simulate the experience at home, grab your favorite snack and drink, and we’re on to the announcements! Emcee Andy Crump began by noting that Washougal Bike Park will … Read More
Portland has launched an interactive map to gather your feedback on the potential sites for off-road cycling in the city: Click on a site, understand its potential, and submit your feedback directly. But before you go, there’s a few things you must know: Don’t be confused by the six black location markers, they simply identify existing … Read More
We had a big turnout last night at Velo Cult catching up with friends, snacking and sipping, and getting the low-down. First, the announcements: CLIMB Andy Jansky delighted us with news that the planned CLIMB (Cascade Locks International Mountain Bike) trail near Cascade Locks, big sister to easyCLIMB, is coming out of hibernation. Initiated in … Read More
Here is a video of last weekend’s amazing trail project at Stub Stewart. With large works parties like this last weekend, 2017 is going to be a big year for Stub! *** Special thanks to AJ Murray for creating this video for us. Want to help keep the momentum going at Stub? Check out the … Read More
Metro is asking for our help. Through 2016, the Chehalem Ridge Nature Park planning team connected with residents throughout the region to gather opinions on what the new nature park should be like. More than 4,500 survey responses, eight on-site tours, and a series of engagement events have shaped the Park’s draft recommendations. Please take … Read More
After drinks, a bit of light food, hey-there, and bike ogling — love the mix at Velo Cult — the meeting snicked into high gear. Michelle Kunec-North of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, herself a competitive off-road cyclist, led an open forum on ORCMP (dig in here). Questions, some tough, were asked, answers were … Read More