Sandy Ridge traffic on road this summer M-F 6a-4p - Use caution

Submitted Thu, 05/09/2013 - 6:55am by Tom Slovak

If you ride Sandy Ridge during the day, weekdays, please note the following-- there will be truck traffic this summer, so use caution and stay to the right as you ride up.

Breakdown:

  • Sandy Ridge is NOT being harvested-- other private land near Sandy Ridge is being logged
  • USFS has granted use of Homestead Rd/USFS 14 for the timber operation hauling
  • Trucks will be on road M-F (non-holiday weekdays) appx 6a-4p
  • Permit granted through October but hopefully it will be done mid-summer

From the BLM: "USER NOTICE:  Timber harvest on private lands in the vicinity of Sandy Ridge will begin on May 6th.  Homestead Road/USFS 14 will be actively used for timber haul during the summer of 2013.  Active hauling (up to 20 loads per day) will take place on non-holiday weekdays, primarily between the hours of 6 am and 4 pm daily.  Users should consider using the system outside of the affected hours.  Those visiting  during the week should exercise extreme caution and utilize the designated bike lane."

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Scappoose SOUTH SIDE OPEN!

Submitted Mon, 05/06/2013 - 1:10pm by sonias

SOUTH SIDE OPENS MONDAY

Both the North and South sides of the road are NOW open. Will get around to putting it on the website sometime Monday, so fresh tracks are yours.

Obviously we have not been in there for a while, and we assume some trails have been impacted by a year without maintenance efforts.

So you can pick up sticks, move small debris and limbs off the trail.  You cannot cut trees nor do any reconstruction yet.

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Sandy Ridge Shuttle FUNDRAISER Event

Submitted by Joe Rykowski
Repeats every day until Sun Jun 02 2013 .
Sat, 06/01/2013 - 9:00am - 4:30pm

First shuttle event hosted at Sandy Ridge Trail System

June 1st - 47 spots remaining

June 2nd - 62 spots remaining

flyer

 

Current NWTA members will receive pint glass as special gift at sign-in day of event!   

$0.00
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Sandy Ridge on the Radio!

 

Our friend Tori Bortman interviewed representatives from the AntFarm and NWTA about MTB trails, including the Sandy Ridge Trail.

Listen here!

Restore Our Natural Areas (Measure 26-152) @KEEN

Submitted by sonias

Join us to Restore Our Natural Areas (Measure 26?152).

You’re invited to hear from former Governor Barbara Roberts about this opportunity to improve water quality in local streams and rivers, and restore 16,000 acres of our region’s natural areas.

This event is free. We hope you’ll decide to donate to help Restore our Natural Areas. If you want to help but can’t attend, please visit http://www.restoreournaturalareas.com/donate.

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METRO Parks and Natural Areas Levy

Submitted Sun, 04/07/2013 - 2:03pm by tdave5

We hear it from mountain bikers all the time "How can we get more Mt. Biking trails and riding opportunities in the city?"  The reality is that supporting the development of opportunity often comes long before any trails are ever built or ridden.

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Stub XC trail linked North to South on April 6, 2013!

Submitted Sat, 04/06/2013 - 8:33pm by Anonymous

2007 - 2013 : Connection!   Many, many thanks to many, many volunteers over the years digging on the all-volunteer trail project at Stub to build out the Mountain Bike-only area.  A dirty dozen dug the final yards of trail to link North (Link'n'Pin) to South (Lokie's Lollipop).

 To the left of tool is section of Link'n'Pin dug a year ago, and to the right is the section which was dug today.  Linking North to South mountain bike area!

Digging bench trail

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Scappoose/Rocky Point Road Update 3-26-2013

The landowners representative would like to extend a personal thank you to NWTA and its members for respecting the extended closures.  Management has noticed a reduction of call outs and issues, and does appreciate your efforts to spread the word and maintain a good relationship.  As we have said in the past, it is private land, and your efforts have allowed us to continue the ability to ride and maintain the best trail system near
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Sandy Ridge Trail Maintenance Day Finale - with Portland Design Works

Submitted by Tom Slovak

Summer is just around the corner... and that means longer/warmer days, less rain and...  excellent riding at Sandy Ridge!

You've got once last chance this spring to give back to the trails at Sandy Ridge, and what better way to celebrate than with our friends from Portland Design Works (PDW). PDW, our sponsors for this day, are coming out to help make this a fun event.  Work on the trails and then hang out for some food and surprises afterwards in the Sandy Ridge parking area.

Please join NWTA and PDW for a Sandy Ridge trail maintenance day, Saturday, May 11th, 2013.

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