Please be advised that forestry activity at Rocky Point will affect trail access effective immediately and until further notice. Be cautious of trucks entering and leaving the North gate. North Side Rocky Point Active logging will take place effective immediately and until further notice. All trails on the North side will be closed with the … Read More
Written by Nancy Stone On May 20th, we held a clean-up at Rocky Point partnering with SOLVE. Thanks to the more than 35 people that showed up, Rocky Point has never looked so good! Folks in three different crews focused on cleaning up various areas of the greater Rocky Point area. Group A, our early … Read More
Friday, May 28th, Scappoose Oregon Today, May 28th, 2021, Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) opened over 6 miles of new and repurposed trails at Rocky Point. The maps of new trails are available to current NWTA members by updating the Trailforks maps. Membership must be current and a waiver signed to explore the new trails. With … Read More
Written by Jered Bogli Today, Northwest Trail Alliance is proud to open over 6 miles of new and repurposed trails at Rocky Point. Building 6 miles of new trail this past winter during COVID was a massive undertaking and could not have happened without a dedicated group of crew leaders and all the folks who … Read More
Written by Jered Bogli What does six miles of trail look like? Six miles is the distance from the Leif Erickson Thurman Gate to the picnic table at the junction with Saltzman Road. Six miles is the distance from the Pearl District to the St. John’s bridge or from the Sellwood Bridge to the Broadway … Read More
Written by Nancy Stone Picking up garbage alongside the road isn’t exactly at the top of most people’s list of things to do on a sunny, warm Saturday morning. However, this didn’t stop seven determined NWTA members from stepping up to the plate to do their part as an early Earth Day contribution. On April … Read More
Written by Bob Lessard Attention: Access is limited on Rocky Point Northside trails due to windstorm blowdown. Many trails have too many trees down to be rideable. All Rocky Point Southside trails found on Trailforks are open. Please be mindful and aware of hanging trees and downed trees under tension. Open on the Northside: RP United, Andyland, … Read More
Written by Nancy Stone February’s Crew Leader Training was unique compared to NWTA’s Trail Sustainability Institute’s previous training sessions. This was due to the attendance of not only new folks coming through the Crew Leader program but having several LST (Local Stewardship Team) leaders attend as well. As always, everybody’s personal experience lends to opportunities … Read More
Written by Andrew Jansky Good News! Rocky Point’s Southside trails are open. Following the President’s day storm, NWTA performed a comprehensive on-site wind and ice damage assessment, prepared a report, and discussed recovery parameters with the landowner to get approval to do the work to open the Southside. Scooter Sutterer then organized multiple small teams … Read More
Written by Scooter Sutterer Portland was not the only place that suffered damage from the ice storm. Rocky Point has many, many trees and limbs down and lots of debris on the trails. On February 20th, we had a crew assess the damage; very few trails we spared. Some trees have completely fallen, others with … Read More