Tillamook State Forest

Guided Ride at Tillamook State Forest Recap

Written by Susan Martin The Historic Hiking Trail is a loop ride close to Portland and offers 8 miles of whoops, rocks, hooting and hollering, but fun cascading drops down a trail system before embarking on doable uphill rock gardens to yet another fast downhill through the deep rich natural rain forest that comprises the … Read More

Guided Intermediate Ride in the Tillamook State Forest – 10/9

Join NWTA for an intermediate ride on the Historic Hiking/Biking Trail loop in the Tillamook State Forest. Sunday’s ride is the trail system that gave your ride leader her passion for this sport. This route is a 8-9 mile loop that contains technical challenges including rock gardens, drops and roots, some short but strenuous climbs … Read More

Tillamook State Forest Work Party Recap 3/5/22

Written by Nathan Frechen, Tillamook LST On Saturday, March 5th, 28 people showed up to put the finishing touches on the .35 mile Gales Creek re-route in the Tillamook State Forest. In 3 hours, another stump was removed, rock armoring installed over roots, and the entire line was refined. It was a full-day success in … Read More

Tillamook State Forest Work Party Recap (2/5)

Written by Nathan Frechen, Tillamook LST ([email protected]) On Saturday, February 5th, 13 folks gathered to continue tread work that was started in December on the .35 mile Gales Creek re-route in the Tillamook State Forest. In 3 hours, we finished roughing in the entire line and removed a couple of stumps – one with mechanical … Read More

Tillamook State Forest Work Party on 03/05

Meeting Location Reehers Camp at 8 am for a bike ride, 10 am for trail work to follow. info On Feb. 5 we gathered to continue tread work that was started in December on the .35 mile Gales Creek re-route in the Tillamook State Forest. In 3 hours, we were able to finish roughing in … Read More

Tillamook State Forest Work Party Recap (12/4)

Written by Nathan Frechen, Tillamook LST ([email protected]) On Saturday (12/4), 22 brave souls braved the logging roads and impending rain to break ground on the .35 mile Gales Creek re-route in the Tillamook State Forest. The re-route will avoid a 200-yard section of the existing fall line trail that is challenging to ride in both … Read More

Tillamook LST Announcement

Written by Jim Lemonds (Mt. St. Helens & Growlers Gulch LST) [email protected] Nathan Frechen is the new NWTA Local Stewardship Team Lead in the Tillamook State Forest, building on the great work that PUMP/NWTA has done in the past and most recently by Ben McCormack and Tim Mathews. His focus will be on typical maintenance … Read More

TSI Trail School @ Rocky Point on 01/22

*** Due to snow still on the trail at Sickter Lars in the Tillamook Forest, the Trail Sustainability Institute will be hosting Trail School at Rocky Point. About this event Northwest Trail Alliance’s Trail Sustainability Institute’s goal is to foster a culture of land stewardship within the mountain bike community. By training people to build sustainable … Read More

Upcoming Fall Dig Days

After a great summer of riding, this is the time of the year where we ramp up our trail maintenance efforts. Here is what is being planned this fall at the various trail systems and bike parks. SANDY RIDGE This fall, we will spend a lot of time working on Little Monkey. It will be … Read More