Trail Maintenance

NWTA Dig Day | Powell Butte – 3/21

Join NWTA and Portland Parks and Rec while we tune up the trails at Powell Butte. Join us for a fun day of trail work at Powell Butte. This in-person event is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts who love to get their hands dirty and contribute to the local mountain biking/hiking trails. Whether you’re a seasoned … Read More

NWTA Volunteers Rebuild Little Monkey Drop Feature at Sandy Ridge Dig Day

NWTA Volunteers Improve Little Monkey at Sandy Ridge Thirteen NWTA volunteers gathered at Sandy Ridge on February 28 for a productive dig day focused on improving one of the trail system’s most well-known features: the Little Monkey drop.   The original scope of the project was to rebuild the existing drop feature on Little Monkey Trail. … Read More

DIG DAY — Rocky Point, Rollercoaster – 3/7

Give back to the trails you love to ride! The safety meeting starts at 9 a.m. at the main lot gazebo! We will be carpooling to the bottom of the trail at Hwy 30, and working on fixing berms and benches to make the trail more fun while maintaining it’s character.  Note: Please arrive 15-20 minutes … Read More

DIG DAY — Sandy Ridge: Hand Finish New Skills Area – 3/28

Machine work is done. Time to put the finishing touches on the skills area. Join us for a Trail Maintenance day at Sandy Ridge. Trail work will last approximately 6 hours, wrapping up at 3:00 p.m. Schedule: 9:00 AM Safety Meeting in Parking Lot 9:15 AM Drive up to tool storage area 9:30 AM Head … Read More

DIG DAY — Rocky Point, Quackers with the Midpack Goons! – 3/21

Want a fun way to end your rides at RP? Come improve Quackers! We will be working on building berms and kickers to finish Quackers, giving riders a great quick descent to end their rides at Rocky Point!  Safety meeting starts at 9 a.m at the Rocky Point gazebo. Note: Please arrive 15 minutes early to … Read More

De-Commissioning and Re-Naturalizing the Loop Trail at Hagg Lake

On February 22, seven volunteers gathered at Hagg Lake to continue progress on the Loop Trail re-route project. With trail conditions too wet for active digging, the crew pivoted to focus on de-commissioning and re-naturalizing a former section of trail between Turtle (7) and Gandolf’s (8), where the new alignment is taking shape. An uprooted … Read More

Klootchy Creek Trail Work Day – 3/1

Our primary focus will be to complete Pace Maker – we’re 3/4 of the way there! 🌤️ Might be cold early late start🥶 Good weather expected! We’re 3/4 of the way there! ✅ Let’s finish strong! 💙 PaceMaker Trail 💙Focus on finishing the lower section connecting to Defib. • Benching • Raking • Smoothing • Shaping … Read More

DIG DAY – Hagg Lake – 7/26

We are planning to continue brushing as much of the trail as possible. Event sponsors: Planned agenda: Work notes: Other Notes: