Trail Work

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

Progress Continues on Key Hagg Lake Loop Trail Re-Route

Ten volunteers gathered at Hagg Lake on March 29 to continue work on a critical re-route of the Loop Trail between Turtle and Gandolf’s.   Rebuilding a Vital Trail Connection The project focuses on restoring a key section of trail after a bridge was uprooted, forcing trail users onto roughly one mile of road to move between segments. Crews continued shaping the new alignment, working … Read More

Stub Trail Build Day – 4/12

We will be working on building 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

International Women’s Mountain Biking Day at Sandy Ridge – 5/2

Women! Bikes! Digging! Riding! Can it get any better?? International Women’s Mountain Biking Day is celebrated annually on the first Saturday in May. It’s a day for women riders to gather, experience, and share their stoke for mountain biking! Join NW Trail Sisters and our friends at Simworks, Mt Hood Dirt Divas, Wednesday Wrippers and … Read More

DIG DAY — Rocky Point, Andyland – 4/11

Help continue the great progress made on Andyland! We will be working on dialing in Andyland on the Northside. Improving the flow and fixing drainage issues. Bryan will be leading the dig! Safety meeting starts at 9 a.m at the Rocky Point gazebo. Note: Please arrive 15 minutes early to ensure that you are ready to … Read More

DIG DAY — Rocky Point, Tuning up the Bus – 4/4

Come join us for a day of maintenance on Bus! We will be carpooling to the start of Matterhorn and then hiking up to the Bus, and working on building up berms and refreshing features to make the trail more fun and challenging. Safety meeting starts at 9 a.m. at the main lot gazebo! Note: Please … Read More

Rocky Point Dig Day Recap: New Berms and Features on Quackers

Twenty-three volunteers came together at Rocky Point on March 21 to improve Quackers and elevate one of the most popular ways to end a ride.   Shaping a Better Ride Experience The focus of the day was simple. Add flow and fun. Volunteers built new berms and small kickers throughout Quackers, giving riders more opportunities to … Read More

Sandy Ridge Trails Get Upgrades on Hide and Seek and Little Monkey

Nineteen volunteers showed up at Sandy Ridge on March 14 and got to work improving both trail features and overall sustainability across key sections of the system.   Reworking Hide and Seek for Flow and Durability A section of lower Hide and Seek received a full refresh, with the crew regrading the trail to improve ride … Read More

DIG DAY — Rocky Point, Andyland – 3/22

Help continue the great progress made on Andyland! We will be working on dialing in Andyland on the Northside. Improving and adding berms to improve the flow. Bryan will be leading the dig! Safety meeting starts at 9 a.m at the Rocky Point gazebo. Note: Please arrive 15 minutes early to ensure that you are ready … Read More