Trails

Drainage Done Right: Trail Work on Powell Butte’s Elderberry Trail

What a day, and what great weather! Portland has been given a real treat with some early spring sunshine, which made the conditions perfect for some trail maintenance on the Elderberry Trail at Powell Butte Nature Park. The dedicated volunteer team did a bit of work to maintain water drainage along the trail. Portland Parks … Read More

Stewardship in Motion: NWTA Volunteers Go Beyond the Trail for Earth Day

Written by Nancy Stone This Saturday, April 19th,  NWTA held its fifth annual Earth Day Cleanup at Rocky Point. 18 volunteers sported their hi-vis vests, garbage pickers, and heavy-duty bags to spiff up this area that we have all grown to love. The original plan was to cover the entirety of Rocky Point Road as … Read More

Trail School Students Tackle Drainage & Safety at Hagg Lake

Written by Paul Hobson This Sunday, March 2nd, NWTA’s Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) hosted students at Hagg Lake for another installment of Trail School: Fundamentals.  There, students learned safe and proper usage of trail building tools. Being at Hagg Lake, the day’s lesson focused on hillside and trail hydrology, drain construction and maintenance, corridor clearing, … Read More

Get Your Hands Dirty and Learn the Ropes at NWTA Trail School This Weekend!

Have you ever wondered what goes into building and maintaining the trails you love to ride? Whether you’re new to trail building or looking to level up your skills, NWTA’s Trail School is the perfect place to get started! Join us this weekend at Hagg Lake for the Trail School: Fundamentals session, where you’ll learn the basics … Read More

One Year Later: Volunteers Tackle the Hagg Lake Landslide Reroute

Written by Dan Werle, Hagg Lake LST On February 1st, seven dedicated volunteers, led by Crew Leader Charles Kim, set out to tackle a washed-out section of the Hagg Lake Loop Trail at Scoggins Valley in Gaston. This month marked the one-year anniversary of the landslide that forced the trail’s closure, making the team even more determined to complete … Read More

Fist Bumps, Tools, and Killer Brownies: A Tribute to Scooter’s Service

Written by Nancy Stone From the day that Scooter joined the NWTA board, he took the term “working board member” very seriously. As the Rocky Point Liaison and later adding Quartermaster to his title, Scooter has let no moss grow beneath his boots. If you haven’t seen him in action, you have most definitely benefited … Read More

Advanced Trail School in Action: Solving Hagg Lake’s Water Woes

Written by Bob Carey For those who have biked or hiked the trail that circumnavigates Hagg Lake, you have probably noticed some wet, muddy, or downright sloppy sections. NWTA crews have been consistently working to address these trouble areas with Washington County since 2024. When the Trail Sustainability Institute (TSI) instructors were looking to teach an … Read More

Portland’s Next Generation of Trail Workers Take on Holman Lane

Written by Eric Oliver As many folks were preparing to hunker down for the holidays in late December, a crew of about 20 volunteers got together on December 21, 2024, to put some sweat equity into Forest Park’s very own Holman Lane. As an uphill-only trail for cycling, Holman has a bit of a reputation … Read More

Volunteers Rally to Restore Hagg Lake’s Washed-Out Trail

Written by Dan Werle On Saturday, January 11th, 13 volunteers and one park ranger continued work on a re-routed section of trail on the northeast side of the Hagg Lake Trail loop. Despite weather predictions calling for a zero percent chance of precipitation, occasional raindrops were felt throughout the day, as is customary for January Coast Range … Read More