We are entering another round of logging this month starting August 5th. While it is unfortunate that we are losing some of our best trails, we are excited for a new canvas to put trails down on. Plus, we will have a pretty sick view. This is both the beauty and the beast of building … Read More
Sandy Ridge Trails (SRT) is a network of mountain bike trails nestled between the town of Sandy and Mt Hood. These trails provide flowy tracks for beginners and pumpy jumps for the seasoned rider. This area is public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and open year-round, although you should think twice … Read More
Phase 2 construction continued at Gateway Green. Gateway Green is a 25 acre-park located in East Portland, at the confluence of 2 major freeways. It has been home to The Dirt Lab, Portland’s first mountain bike park which was built in partnership by Northwest Trail Alliance, Friends of Gateway Green with Portland Parks & Recreation, … Read More
Starting Monday, June 30th, we’re rounding out the month with the NWTA member packet pickup for Rocky Point access. These are required to ride at Rocky Point (new members get a one week grace period). You will get a cool ID tag for your bike, and a parking pass for your car. It’s a process … Read More
The NWTA has officially broken ground on a new family zone at Rocky Point. The family zone is the first step in implementing the masterplan for the property. The masterplan guides trail construction with the goal being to create mountain bike opportunities for all levels and styles of rider from novice to expert. If you … Read More
(vistit the Rocky Point page for the most up-to-date status on closures) We are extremely lucky to have Rocky Point, but we must remember it is a working forest. We knew this when we signed the lease for the property though. We knew that situations would arise where we would be required to modify our … Read More
Written by Scooter Sutterer In these COVID times, we have seen a big increase in the number of people riding and parking at Rocky Point. It is one of the few places still open to riding. We want to keep it that way. One of the keys to keeping Rocky Point open is keeping Weyerhaeuser, … Read More
To our wonderful members, supporters & followers, Throughout the year, people ask “what can I do for NWTA?”, well, below are a few things you can do that will have a huge impact on the future of NWTA and our local mountain bike community as a whole. We want to get back outside and back … Read More
Our friends at Portland Parks and Recreation just recently shared the following pictures to let everyone know that construction at Gateway Green is continuing. Please note that the entire park is closed and there is no public access. Let’s do our part and let the professionals do their job and get this project done in … Read More
Written by Tim Mathews, NWTA’s Tillamook State Forest LST Tillamook State Forest could use your voice! Comments due by May 6, 2020. Please provide comments to ODF Annual Operations Plans for 2021 to support further expansion of Tillamook State Forest mountain bike accessible trails. All of the mountain bike accessible trails presently in the Tillamook … Read More