2018 Deschutes Tier Stewardship Campout
New for 2018 - Updated Oregon Timber Trail Route Guide and Maps
Springwater School is awarded Riding for Focus grant
Congrats to our partners at Springwater School for being awarded the Riding for Focus grant! They are the first and only school in Oregon to receive the grant. Watch their application video below, as well as a video about the Riding for Focus program.
2018 Fremont Tier Stewardship Campout in Photos
Recap: Technical Skills for Backcountry Trail Maintenance
Interested in helping maintain public trails? Here's what you need to bring.
Come on down! No experience required! That’s right, you just need a smile, a good attitude, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The Oregon Timber Trail Alliance stewardship events aren’t just about clearing trail. They are also about educating folks on trail maintenance techniques you can take back and use at your local trails (or along the OTT!).
Sawyer Training Weekend — Video Recap
Still a little curious about what goes on at our popular Sawyer Training Weekends? Get a behind the scenes look at last month's Horse Creek event shot by Dan Sharp and edited by Christopher San Augustin.
Meet the Sawyer Training Scholarship Recipients
The Oregon Timber Trail Alliance is proud to partner with Blazin Saddles bike shop in Sisters and Horse Creek Lodge of McKenzie Bridge to offer four full-ride scholarships to our Sawyer Trainings. Meet our scholarship recipients below.
Sawyer Certification Event - Horse Creek Lodge 2018
The weekend kicked off with an incredibly thorough First Aid, CPR, and Bleeding Control certification from our board member Kim McCormack and partners at Cascade Training Center. As Friday night rolled in, and Horse Creek Lodge rolled out the spread they had prepared for us we began to realize how spoiled we were going to be all weekend.
Sawyer Course Scholarships Announced
2018 Event Calendar — Stewardship Campouts, Sawyer Trainings, Slideshows, & more
It's the new year and we're gearing up for a busy twelve months on the Oregon Timber Trail. A lot of you have been asking about our popular Stewardship Campouts and Sawyer Certifications so we've been busy getting all our ducks in a row. Here is our 2018 calendar of events covering a broad spectrum from cooking, in the backcountry, to social panel events, to weekend-long certifications. We hope this series is inspiring and educational and we're looking forward to sharing these experiences with you.
A Look Back (and forward) — The Oregon Timber Trail's Pioneer Year
Not only does the Oregon Timber Trail showcase Oregon's natural wonders for adventure seekers from across the globe; it educates about the natural and cultural history, improves health and livability of rural communities, revitalizes stagnant economies, and enriches and inspires future generations of Oregonians.
SURVEY: Did you ride part or all of the Oregon Timber Trail? We want to hear from you.
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Since launching the Oregon Timber Trail route guide and GPS files in June over 1,000 people have download these resources. But how many of you actually got out on the trail? We've seen some incredible journeys play out on the OTT Riders Facebook Group, The Radavist, Revelate Designs, and MTBR.com but now we want to hear about your experience.
It doesn't matter if you only rode for a few hours or a few weeks, your answers will help improve the route resources, guide trail alignment improvements, and obtain grant funding. We appreciate your time and sincerely thank you for exploring Oregon with us in the Pioneer Year of the Oregon Timber Trail.
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You asked, they answer: Q&A with Kim and Heather—two of the first OTT Pioneers
Oregon Timber Trail - Hood Tier Stewardship Campout
Oregon Timber Trail - Deschutes Tier Stewardship Campout
Waucoma Backcountry Swift Campout
Waucoma Backcountry is a high ridgeline on the northeast shoulder of Mount Hood adjacent to the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness. It offers splendid views of the mountain and Columbia River Gorge, as well as peaceful alpine lakes and wildflower meadows. A network of defunct dirt roads and trails provide access for hikers and mountain bikers alike.
Willamette Tier Stewardship Campout in Photos
Our second Stewardship Campout of the year—Bunchgrass Ridge—landed us in the middle of nowhere between Oakridge and Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest. Bunchgrass Ridge is a long, oft forgotten trail that also goes by the moniker Eugene to Crest Trail. But before that it was a primary trading route between the Klamath Tribes on the east of the Cascades and the Kalapuya and Molalla Tribes in the western valleys of the the range.
Students Study Geology and Cultural History along the Oregon Timber Trail
The 7th & 8th grade students at Springwater Environmental Sciences School have spent the last month learning about the four tiers and ten segments of Oregon Timber Trail and researching the geology and cultural history along its length. The Timber Trail route travels over many diverse landscapes in Oregon with countless layers of history to unfold. We heard from several students that the hardest part was just choosing which story to focus on.
Swift Campout - Waucoma Backcountry
Waucoma Backcountry is a high ridgeline on the northeast shoulder of Mount Hood adjacent to the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness. It offers splendid views of the mountain and Columbia River Gorge, as well as peaceful alpine lakes and wildflower meadows. A network of defunct dirt roads and trails provide access for hikers and mountain bikers alike.