Written by Nancy Stone With multiple dig days scheduled across the region every week, having Crew Leaders to lead those events is paramount to the success of NWTA’s stewardship efforts. Each fall, dedicated volunteers from several trail systems come together to learn the ins and outs of leadership on the trail. This year’s training on … Read More
Forest health operations will start back up on Monday, July 15 in the very north area of the disc golf course. This includes work near the switchback section of the N. Caddywhomper MTB connector trail. Bike riders will need to follow posted detours through the Horse Camp Loop and come into the MTB area from … Read More
Written by Sid Young March 2024 Thanks to everyone’s patience and understanding as Oregon State Parks has been working on forest health operations within the park. As part of this work, many of the trails have been closed to users since October 2023. Thanks to Oregon State Parks staff, NWTA has continued some selective trail … Read More
Written by Isabella Taylor of River City Bikes On the last Saturday of August, River City Bicycles and NWTA teamed up for the second year in a row to begin our Women-Led summer ride series. Partnering with NWTA to host these rides has truly been the most wonderful experience. It’s expanded the rider participation compared … Read More
Written by Elaine Bothe, NWTA Instructor Chilly but no rain during 2023’s first Kids’ Ride at L.L. Stub Stewart State Park! Stub Stewart State Park has quite the range of trails to suit every level of rider! At the NWTA’s first Kids’ Ride of 2023, a good crew showed up with all the right layers … Read More
November 12 and 13 was a BUSY weekend for Northwest Trail Alliance volunteers and members! All told, there was over 400 hours of volunteer work put in over the course of the weekend spread across 6 different locations including a night ride social at Stub Stewart. Here are some highlights. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS AT STUB … Read More
What a great night it was for a night ride! On Friday, October 14, eighteen riders joined our Stub Steward LST for a great ride on Unfit Settlement and Shoofly. The two trails made for a ride of just under an hour and a half, with 8.7 miles and 1200 ft of elevation gain. The no drop … 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 Ted Dodd ([email protected]) Over the last 2 years, volunteers have been hard at work at Stub. While adapting to the pandemic we accomplished a wide range of projects both in the MTB area and beyond. Thanks to the 50+ Trail Ninjas, the trails at Stub are in great shape and ready for the 2022 riding … Read More