Columbia Gorge

Kids’ Ride at Cascade Locks easyCLIMB Trail 

By Elaine Bothe and Ryland Shipley Friends were made and fun was had at the NWTA Kids’ Ride at Cascade Locks easyCLIMB Trail System on a warm Sunday afternoon in July! We had five kids join us for a lap of beautiful views out across the Columbia River, endless and fun corners, a lovely snack … Read More

Kid’s Ride at easyCLIMB (Cascade Locks) – 7/16

Join us for a guided ride on some of the best trails around!  These rides will start out with reviewing the most basic skills and will offer light instruction as needed for particular features. We will split the group into Green Geckos (beginners) and Leapin’ Lizards (intermediates) and split into smaller groups as staffing allows. … Read More

Guided Ride at Cascade Locks (Adult Beginners 18+) – 7/16

Join us for a guided ride on some of the best trails around!  These rides will start out with reviewing the most basic skills and will offer light instruction as needed for particular features. We will have a single group and split the group into smaller groups as staffing allows. We will ride to the … Read More

Cascade Locks Weekend Work PARTY a success!

That’s right – we’re emphasizing the PARTY part after a magnificent weekend of trail work and fun for all.  A team of over 30 NWTA volunteers came together to do work on the new Cascade Locks trails in the Columbia River Gorge. The team worked on hand-building two difficult switchbacks, which included intricate rock work … Read More

Cascade Locks Dig Day #3 – 5/13

Our third work party out at the brand new CLIMB system in the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area NWTA and the Cascade Locks team are excited to offer our trail stewards and volunteers an opportunity to participate in a challenging hand-build for a section of the new trails at Cascade Locks, south of I-84. The … Read More

Cascade Locks Dig Day – 4/22

NEW MTB TRAILS IN THE GORGE, WHAT COULD BE BETTER! NWTA and the Cascade Locks team are excited to offer our trail stewards and volunteers an opportunity to participate in a challenging hand-build for a section of the new trails at Cascade Locks, south of I-84. The work will entail building new trail with lots … Read More

Cascade Locks Trail System Spring Campout and Trail Work Party – 6/23-25

This event merges trail work, group rides, and camping, making for a memorable MTB social event. —Building community as we build trail Objective: To build a new trail in the Columbia Gorge near Cascade Locks. When completed it will be a 15-mile trail that winds its way through an amazing forest on Forest Service land.  … Read More

Trail School @ Easy Climb Trail – Cascade Locks – 4/2

The Trail Sustainability Institute will be hosting Trail School at Easy Climb in Cascade Locks. Trail School teaches the fundamental skills needed to maintain our trails. Participants will be learning safety techniques and tool identification/uses and hands-on training of corridor clearing, drainage, as well as bench and tread work. Northwest Trail Alliance’s Trail Sustainability Institute’s goal … Read More

Gorge 400 Work Party and Campout Recap

Written by Bob Carey, TSI Instructor The Cascade Locks International Mountain Bike trail (CLIMB) has been a long-time vision of Andy Jansky. If you don’t know Andy personally, you have likely biked somewhere he has been involved directly or indirectly. Andy is the cornerstone of stakeholder collaboration for bike access development for NWTA. Andy and The … Read More

Gorge 400 Rehabilitation and Camping Work party

Written by Bob Carey, TSI Instructor Please come join us Friday evening, May 20th, and Saturday, May 21st, at the Wyeth Campground for a fun-filled weekend with NWTA to breathe new life into the Gorge 400 trail. This is a unique opportunity to work on a legacy trail set in a picturesque location along the Columbia … Read More