MTB roundup: Helltrack, River View planning, Sandy Ridge award, and more

Helltrack is coming! Just because Portland isn’t known as a mountain biking mecca (yet), doesn’t mean we don’t have our share of mountain bike news. Check out the updates on several fronts below… Helltrack at The Lumberyard The Lumberyard has partnered up with PlusSizeBMX on an interesting event next month: They call it “Helltrack.” According … Read more


MTB advocates see reasons to support Metro natural areas levy

Metro levy would bring more single track to Portland.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Off-road bicycling advocates in the Portland area have two major reasons to throw their weight behind Metro’s parks and natural areas levy: Agency Creek and McCarthy Creek. Both parcels are called out by name in the text of Measure 26-152 as having potential … Read more


Guest Article: Urban mountain biking in Portland – What it could be

Typical “flow” singletrack on the Beginner Trail inLebanon Hills.(Photo used with permission ofDakota County Parks, Minnesota) This article is written by Joshua Rebannack. Joshua contacted me after he read our recent coverage of mountain biking in Forest Park. As a way of helping Portland see a different vision for urban, off-road bicycling access, Joshua wanted … Read more


Portland Parks seeks members for River View Natural Area advisory committee

A trail in River View Natural Area.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) If you care about off-road bicycling in Portland, take note that a very important planning process is getting underway. Portland Parks & Recreation is seeking members of the public to sit on an advisory committee that will help plan the future of their River View … Read more


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US Forest Service approves permit for Timberline MTB Park

A major new mountain bike park on Mt. Hood is all set to move forward. The United States Forest Service (USFS) has just approved the permit for the Timberline Mountain Bike Park, concluding that the plans are in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and that as proposed would have “no significant impact.” … Read more