NWTA Events

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

Camp – Green Geckos: Week of 7/22 (Ages 8-12)

Camp offered in partnership with Portland Parks & Recreation. Registration required through ActiveNet. Click on the button below. 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 as well as on dirt and grass, and down some features ... 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

Soldiers On Singletrack Trail Ride at Rocky Point – 8/9

Veterans of our Armed Forces are invited to join an NWTA x Soldiers On Singletrack guided trail ride at Rocky Point. Veterans of our Armed Forces are invited to join an NWTA x Soldiers On Singletrack guided trail ride at Rocky Point. Beginner/intermediate and advanced ride options will be available. Meet at the Rocky Point ... 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

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

Gateway Green Celebration + Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day – 10/5

Where: Gateway Green Bike Park, north of Gateway Transit Center (along the 1-205 bike/pedestrian path). A combined event to celebrate: The completion of the entry plaza, expanded trails, and the annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day withbike stations, loaner bikes, refreshments, and more! This incredible event is made possible by Portland Parks & Recreation ... Read More

Suspension Clinic — Bounce House x NWTA – 10/5

This is your chance to get your suspension dialed in with a session alongside a Bounce House suspension tech at Rocky Point. Do you ever struggle with setting up your suspension correctly? Do you ever drop into a new line wondering if your suspension is giving you the best performance possible?Get rid of those worries ... Read More

Biomechanics for Biking Clinic with NWTA and Trek Beaverton – 12/12

Join Northwest Trail Alliance and Trek Beaverton for a clinic on proper biomechanics while riding. Have you ever felt discomfort or even pain during or after biking? It turns out that accurate bike fitting (adjusting how your body connects with your bike) and proper biomechanics (the way you position your body on the bike while ... Read More