NWTA Volunteers Continue Trail Stewardship at Newell Creek NWTA volunteers returned to Newell Creek for a productive and fun dig day, building directly on the momentum from last month’s Trail Sustainability Institute Trail School: Fundamentals, held at the same location. With that knowledge fresh in mind, the crew put sustainable trail practices into action across … Read More
In the heart of Oregon City, Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park offers something rare in the Portland metro area: a quiet, forested place to ride, explore, and connect with nature without a long drive. Towering trees, flowing creeks, and shaded singletrack make it an ideal setting for getting outside close to home. Thanks to a new stewardship … Read More
Join NWTA as we give the trails at Newell Creek some love! We will be reshaping berms and rollers as well as improving drainage. Join us for a fun day of trail work at Newell Creek Canyon in Oregon City. This in-person event is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts who love to get their hands dirty … Read More
NWTA’s Trail Sustainability Institute hosted its second Trail School: Fundamentals of the season on Saturday, December 15 at Newell Creek Canyon. The park, managed by Metro, is one of NWTA’s newest stewardship areas, having joined the organization’s trail portfolio just two months ago. What Trail School Teaches: Fundamentals of Sustainable Trail Maintenance Trail School is designed as … Read More
Join us for NWTA’s first stewardship event at Newell 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 culture of … Read More
Guided beginner mountain bike ride for ages 18+. 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 … Read More
Kids’ guided mountain bike ride at Newell Creek Canyon; ages 7-12. 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 … Read More
Written by Elaine Bothe, NWTA Instructor Big weekend for more kids on bikes! We came, we saw, and we brought bikes! The weekend of May 13-15, 2022, included three kids’ Beginner “Green Gecko” level classes in two different locations. With a fleet of eight capable Marlin hardtails in sizes XXS to M and several helmets … Read More
We will hold 2 mountain bike skills classes for beginner/intermediate 8-11-year-olds at Newell Creek. The first one runs from 10 am-12 pm. The second runs from 1 pm-3 pm. About this event Join NWTA & Elaine B. Bikes for a mountain bike skills clinic from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm or 1:00 pm – 3:00 … Read More
On Saturday, April 2nd, NWTA & the community celebrated the grand opening of Metro’s 1st natural area with dedicated bike-only trails. Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park in Oregon City covers 236 acres of forest. Along with Newell Creek, dozens of smaller seasonal and spring-fed creeks run through the park. The park features 2.5 miles of … Read More