Dig Day

Tillicum Tending 2026 with NWTA – 6/20-21

Join Orogenesis and the Northwest Trail Alliance deep in the Gifford Pinchot this June to finish our maintenance work on the Tillicum Trail—have you ridden it yet? Tillicum is one of the most primitive trails remaining on the 18omi Loowit Tier we launched last summer. Let’s finish tuning it up! A historic and surprisingly fun … Read More

Klootchy Creek | Trail Work Party – 5/3

KLOOTCHY CREEK TRAIL WORK PARTY Focus: 💙 PaceMaker 💙 improve, define and refine!  ━━━━━━━━━━ 🔧 What We’re Doing • Benching • Raking • Smoothing • Shaping ━━━━━━━━━━ 🧰 What to Bring • Gloves + sturdy shoes (required) • Water & snacks • McLeods, Rogue hoes, rakes, shovels (if you have them) • PPE ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍻 After Party Ride • … Read More

DIG DAY — Rocky Point, Strasser – 5/9

Come out and help improve the tread on Strasser! We will be widening tread and fixing ruts in places that need it, fixing bottom portions of drops/downhills, fixing drainage issues, and repairing divots left from the elk. Bryan H. will be leading the dig! Safety meeting starts at 9 a.m at the Rocky Point gazebo. … Read More

NWTA Volunteers Advance Hagg Lake Trail Re-Route with Key Drainage Fixes

Another small but focused crew showed up at Hagg Lake and kept the momentum going on a critical re-route project. This dig day centered on the section between Turtle (7) and Gandolf’s (8), where volunteers continued shaping a new trail alignment to replace a damaged portion of the Hagg Lake Loop Trail.   The primary focus … Read More

Forest Park Dig Day – Rock Work on Newton Trail – 4/18

Join NWTA and PP&R for a dig day in Forest Park on the Newton Trail. Join NWTA and PP&R for a day of trail work, while we focus on rock work along with drainage and benching on the Newton Trail in Forest Park. No prior experience needed.  Note: Please arrive 15 minutes early to ensure that … Read More

Stub Trail Build Day – 4/18

We will be working on buiding trails in the MTB core area. Join us for a community effort to build new trails in the Core MTB area. Together, we’ll work to build new trails to enhance the Core MTB area as a place to progress your MTB skills. Volunteers of all skill levels are welcome—whether … Read More

Introducing the New Sandy Ridge Skills Area!

After nearly two years in the making, we’re excited to announce the completion of a brand new skills area located on the forested island in the Sandy Ridge parking lot! This project is a true reflection of what happens when community, partners, and passion come together. Built through a collaboration between professional trail builders Sasquatch … Read More

NWTA’s Advanced Trail School Tackles Erosion at Hagg Lake

On March 8, Northwest Trail Alliance hosted an Advanced Trail School: Trail Building Start to Finish at Hagg Lake, bringing together dedicated volunteers for a hands-on, real-world application of sustainable trail building practices. This was definitely a working classroom. The focus of the day was constructing a reroute to address a significant erosion issue where … Read More