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
Earlier this spring, the Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) co-hosted a tree planting event with Weyerhaeuser at Rocky Point, just outside of Portland. Around 30 people gathered on a beautiful Saturday morning to celebrate the completion of some trail work, learn how to plant trees, and get an overall education in forest ecology from Steve Keniston, … 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 Bob Lessard and Daniel Stuart We are excited to announce that we will soon open a new progressive flow zone above the golf course. NWTA has been busy over the last year planning new trails, reclaiming old trails, and extending the well-loved area containing Switchblade, Buck Knife, and Butter Knife into the new … Read More
Join us this Saturday. We’ll be doing finish work on the new black trail in the clearcut. We’ll be carpooling into the worksite, and we need to keep the number of vehicles to a minimum. If you want to ride in after everyone meets up in the parking lot, that is great too! Please make … Read More
Photos and Write-up Charlie Kohlmier, Rocky Point Volunteer Ten volunteers showed up expecting rain but were surprised with a beautiful sunny day of work at Rocky Point. The team set out to address drainage issues and dial in some last-minute features on a new trail. The team had great synergy and was able to get … Read More
02/26 Saturday Session Recap Written by Rich Rake, Rocky Point Crew Lead On Saturday, February 26th, we had a crew of eight people with a mix of new and veteran trail builders. The team continued building the climb trail on the north side. The trail is getting close to the top, which means a reasonably … Read More
Written by Charlie Kohlmier, Rocky Point Crew Leader Ten awesome volunteers showed up this morning, ready to do some serious finish work on a new trail build at Rocky Point. The weather held out and the expected rain never came, there was even sun at times. Our crew worked their way up from the bottom of the newly … Read More
Written by Advocacy Director, Andrew Jansky ([email protected]) Thank you for responding to the METRO survey regarding Rocky Point. The level of participation and passion for this area reflects the tens of thousands of hours of your volunteer time invested in making Rocky Point a success. As mountain bikers, we have the opportunity to partner with … Read More
Written by Bob Carey, TSI Instructor On a beautiful sunny day at Rocky Point with a clear view of the fertile farm fields below at Sauvie Island, we kicked off our 2nd NWTA TSI event of 2022. We started the day with introductions, a land acknowledgment, and a safety talk with ten participants and four … Read More