Written by Paul Hobson, Vice President ([email protected]) The US Forest Service has announced that the gravel road connecting the end of the single track of the Plain of Abraham Trail to Spirit Lake will be closed for maintenance during the week this summer. What this means: 1) You cannot ride the full Smith Creek Loop … Read More
Written by Allie Hurtgen On Monday, the Trail Sisters got together for a rip through the Twisted Forest at Rocky Point. This was the first group ride on the trails Twisted Sisters and Twisted Knickers; and the women who attended were stoked! Since we were in for a night of pedaling, we started the ride … Read More
Written by Ali Evershed The vision for Fanny’s Yer Aunt began in September 2020, when Nancy Stone was the only woman seated at the table to plan future trails at Rocky Point. Staring at the underrepresentation in the room she thought, “What if we create a trail that’s designed and built by all women?” Nancy … Read More
The reopening of the upper section of the trail has been delayed due to the significant amount of rain that has fallen in the area. Please adhere to the signs posted and do not enter areas that are closed. Machine operators & volunteers are busy working and do not expect riders entering the areas they … 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
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
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
Attention Sandy Ridge Riders! Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, May 10th, NWTA, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, has hired Sasquatch Trails to work on a complete overhaul of the Lower Hide and Seek trail. This project is expected to last 6 weeks (weather permitting). While the trail will not be closed, during this time, … Read More