Northwest Trail Alliance

Trail Sisters x TSI Trail Building Training Series at Stub Stewart - 11/2
2025-11-02 10:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join us for the first installment of the NW Trail Sister’s Trail Building Training Series at Stub Stewart!

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Join us at Stub Stewart for the first installment of the NW Trail Sisters Training Series where we will be learning all about locating new lines and flagging!

What are we doing?: The day will involve dirt-lip forming and berm building, including some rake-and-ride style trail forming.

There will be opportunities for looking at a hillside and choosing how to carve the line in for a new trail. This training will provide a fantastic opportunity for Trail Sisters to gain hands-on experience in building trails from scratch.

What is this “training series?”: The series is a set of dig days dedicated to building skills and confidence. We have three dig days scheduled (this one in November, in December at Gateway Green, and in January at Rocky Point; announcements upcoming) at multiple locations where Trail Sisters crew leads alongside Local Stewardship Teams will cover the technical aspects of trail building and sustainable maintenance in a fun and supportive environment.

We welcome all women and non-binary folks interested in trail building to join us! No prior digging experience is necessary.

Waiver: Once registered, please sign the waiver HERE.

What to bring:

Warm clothing and extra layers.

Rain jacket (and rain pants if you have them and the weather calls for it): It’s November in the PNW, odds are high it’ll rain, but that doesn’t stop us from digging!

Gloves (waterproof are best): It wouldn’t hurt to bring an extra pair, too. Cold hands suck! We have extras if needed.

Sturdy shoes

Helmet or hard hat (required)

Eye protection

Water

Snacks and lunch

Bike and bike gear if you would like to bike into the skills area (vs carpool), or for post-dig rips

Any necessary tools will be provided. You are not required to bring any of your own.

Note that Stub Stewart requires a pass to park that can be purchased on site (where we’re meeting at the Hilltop Day Use Area).

These events are very popular and sell out quickly. If you are unable to attend for any reason, please cancel your registration with AT LEAST 24 hours notice so others on the waitlist have an opportunity to come.

Join NWTA and become one of nearly 6,000 mountain bikers stewarding trails together in NW Oregon and SW Washington. If the cost of membership creates a financial hardship, please reach out to us, we can help with that barrier.

Questions? Send them over to Carrie at carriej@nw-trail.org

Trail Sisters Black Friday Forest Park Ride - 11/28
2025-11-28 10:00 - 13:00
Join NW Trail Sisters for an intermediate-paced ride through Forest Park.

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Join Trail Sisters for an intermediate-level ride through Forest Park the morning after Thanksgiving!

This ride is open to women; cis, trans, nonbinary.

Meet:

At Cyclepath West at 10 a.m. and roll out by 10:30 a.m. (If you drive, please don’t park in the Cyclepath lot.)

Bring:

A ready-to-roll gravel/cyclocross bike with knobby 35c/40c tires for maximum fun, but hardtail mountain bikes are also great for this terrain. Full suspension mountain bikes might be a bit heavy, but bring what ya got! Please do any bike-maintenance checks prior to arriving (lube chain, top up on sealant, pump up tires, check brakes, tighten bolts, test shifting).

Also, bring the standard stuff to keep you safe and comfy: helmet, gloves, layers, fenders, water, snacks, clear-lens glasses, extra tube, pump, multi-tool.

Ride:

About 1,400 ft of climbing over about 16 miles. This is a no-drop ride but there may be groups that split up a little depending on who’s feeling peppy and who’s feeling chill 🙂 We will always regroup at natural stopping points.

This is an intermediate-fitness ride, so please assess your ability level honestly. If you have not ridden a bike uphill recently, you may struggle to have a good time on this ride.

The route will also involve a short section of downhill singletrack (Firelane 5) that requires intermediate-level bike handling skills.

Route on Ride With GPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49006426

Socialize:

Optional (but highly encouraged) post-ride hang sesh at The Dragonfly Coffee House. Coffee, lunch things, and pastries abound 🙂

See ya there.

An NWTA membership is not required to join this ride. But if you would like to become a member, or donate to the organization that helps maintain Firelane 5, you can do so on the NWTA website: https://nw-trail.org/join/

Please contact carriej@nw-trail.org with any questions.
