Clinic

Trail School: Fundamentals at Klootchy Creek – 2/17

NWTA's Trail Sustainability Institute will be hosting Trail School at Klootchy Creek. Trail School teaches the fundamental skills needed to maintain our trails. Participants will be learning safety techniques and tool identification/uses, as well as hands-on training of corridor clearing, drainage, tread repair and benchwork. Northwest Trail Alliance's Trail Sustainability Institute's goal is to foster a ... Read More

Trail Sustainability Institute: Planting at Gateway Green – 3/2

Join us for a fun day of planting & restoration with partners PP&R, Friends of Gateway Green & Warpaint Outdoors. Join us on Saturday, March 2, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation, Friends of Gateway Green & Warpaint Outdoors for a fun-filled planting day at Gateway Green Park. This event is ... Read More

Camp – Neo Newts: Week of 6/24 (Ages 8-12)

Camp offered in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation. Registration required through ActiveNet. Click on the button below. LEVEL 0- LEARNING TO RIDE Rider Experience: Beginner with 0 - ½ years of riding on dirt trails, and at least ½ year of general bike riding These riders know how to ride, more or less, and want to ... Read More

Camp – Green Geckos: Week of 7/8 (Ages 8-12)

Camp offered in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation. Registration required through ActiveNet. Click on the button below. LEVEL 1: BEGINNERS Rider Experience: Beginner with ½ - 1 years of riding on dirt trails These riders are already comfortable riding a bike on gravel roads as well as on dirt and grass, and down some features ... Read More

Camp – Neo Newts: Week of 7/15 (Ages 8-12)

Camp offered in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation. Registration required through ActiveNet. Click on the button below. LEVEL 0- LEARNING TO RIDE Rider Experience: Beginner with 0 - ½ years of riding on dirt trails, and at least ½ year of general bike riding These riders know how to ride, more or less, and want to ... Read More

Adult Trail Basics & Beyond for Beginners – 7/29-8/19

Adult Camp offered in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation. Registration required through ActiveNet. Click on the button below. What is covered:  This 4-week class series runs weekly on Mondays from 7/29-8/19. Skills covered include body position, trail basics, braking, corners, climbing, descents, ratcheting and balance skills.  Rider experience: From beginners to off-road riderswith at least ... Read More

Beginner Class: Body Position, Trail Basics, Braking – 8/3

Class offered in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation. Registration required through ActiveNet. Click on the button below. Rider Experience: From beginners to off-road riders with at least 1 year of cycling experience. Beginners are riders with some experience but want to be more confident and have more fun riding a bike off road on dirt, ... Read More

Beginner Class: Corners, Climbing, Descents – 8/10

Class offered in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation. Registration required through ActiveNet. Click on the button below. Rider Experience: From beginners to off-road riders with at least 1 year of cycling experience. Beginners are riders with some experience but want to be more confident and have more fun riding a bike off road on dirt, ... Read More

Camp – Green Geckos: Week of 8/12 (Ages 8-12)

Camp offered in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation. Registration required through ActiveNet. Click on the button below. ACTIVITY LOCATION Mt. Scott Park (SE 72nd Ave. and SE Harold St.) LEVEL 1- BEGINNER Rider Experience: Beginner with ½ - 1 years of riding on dirt trails These riders are already comfortable riding a bike on gravel roads ... Read More

Beginner Class: Slow Moving Skills, Ratcheting, & Balance – 8/17

Class offered in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation. Registration required through ActiveNet. Click on the button below. Rider Experience: From beginners to off-road riders with at least 1 year of cycling experience. Beginners are riders with some experience but want to be more confident and have more fun riding a bike off road on dirt, ... Read More

Anti-Racism Training – 8/24-25

NWTA is partnering with the Oregon Trails Coalition, Travel Oregon, and many other local organizations for two Anti-Racism events with Anita Naidu: Anti-Racist Mountain Bike Clinic (August 24) and Anti-Racism in the Outdoors discussion (August 25). Both events will have extremely limited participation; more details and registration information coming soon. Being Anti-Racist in Outdoor Pursuits: ... Read More