Invest in adventure
Help us reach our goal of raising $10,000 by January 15th.
We're offering 400 entries at $25 each towards our Grand Prize: an Oakridge Shuttle day for TWO with CogWild -OR- a bikepacking weekend in Oakridge with Heather Rose including pre and post-ride lodging at the CogWild AirBnB! Donate today and be entered to win.
Other tax advantaged ways to support the OTTA include signing up for a monthly donation, giving from your Oregon Community Foundation account, gifts of appreciated stock and direct donations from your personal IRA when taking out your annual required minimum distribution. Please talk to your financial advisor or contact the OTTA at mark.shafer@oregontimbertrail.com for more information.
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PRIZE DETAILS
An Oakridge Shuttle day for TWO with CogWild (Dead Mountain or ATCA) -OR- A Guided Oakridge bikepack overnighter on the Oregon Timber Trail (max 2 guests) with Heather Rose. (Open to beginner and intermediate aspiring bikepackers!)
Heather Rose, the president of the Oregon Timber Trail Alliance, is an experienced bikepacker who completed the OTT solo in 2017. She wants to share her knowledge and love of the trail with one lucky pair of riders. One Grand prize winner (and guest of their choice) will get to spend a weekend* of planning, riding, and camping with Heather on the Middle Fork Trail. Rental bikes and bags provided by the Oakridge Bike Shop. CogWild is graciously sharing their AirBnB for before and after base camp — with the possibility of family members remaining at the AirBnB.
*dates will be determined by collaboration between Heather, CogWild, and the guests. Ideally guests will already own a small amount of personal backpacking/bikepacking gear, but OTTA can help you source borrowed gear if needed.
Sample Itinerary
Friday night
Meet at CogWild AirBnB and spend the night there.
Spend the evening and morning packing and talking about the trip.
Saturday
Noon rollout for a short overnight ride on Middle Fork -- mileage and destination to be determined based on discussion with the guests.
Sleep under the stars.
Sunday
Ride back to the Air BnB for showers and post-ride celebration
Check out
Prize includes the option of free rental bikes and access to bikepacking bags from The Mercantile (Oakridge Bike Shop).
2022 Year in Review
As 2022 comes to a close, we want to thank you for supporting the Oregon Timber Trail. It’s been a busy year and we are excited to reflect back on many of the things that happened, thanks in large part because of your support.
With funding and support from the Recreational Trails Program, two of our stewardship events brought significant improvements to the Fremont-Winema tier of the Timber Trail. With a combination of professional trail work from Paul Thomasberg of Terra Velo, the Northwest Youth Corps, and more than 30 volunteers for Watson Fire Rehab 1 and Watson Fire Rehab 2, there are now reroutes, new viewpoints, and miles of logged out and improved trail. The OTTA has had fantastic support from the US Forest Service and want to give a shout-out to their staff and crew who show up to work alongside us on the trail. We logged 100 volunteer hours for the Brattain Fire Rehabilitation and 950 hours for the Watson Fire Rehab.
We continued our stewardship efforts in the Old Cascade Crest, Rapha was on site serving espresso as Adam Craig led volunteers with training on trail building and repair. We rebenched and brushed miles of trail on Scar mountain and Trappers Butte. Public Coast provided the beer.
The talented Geo McGuts, designed a limited edition t-shirt of artwork that featured the flowers of the Timber Trail, inspired by their Grand Depart ride.
We welcomed 8 new board members who bring a wealth of experience and ideas for the Timber Trail. Heather Rose has stepped up as the new board president, Steve Jansen as the treasurer, David Armstrong as the secretary, and Chip Andrus has taken the lead on trail planning. Mark Shafer tackled the OTT for a fundraising ride to raise awareness for ovarian cancer
We want to thank retiring board members Sean Lerner, Mike Wingertsahn, Melissa Byrd, and Mike Vanderberg for all their hard work and dedication.
We logged out and brushed Lower Fifteenmile trail, keeping this remote section of the trail clear for The Stiletsi and White Crane route, which Brian Anthony completed in sub-24 hours.
The OTTA partnered with NWTA, COTA and TKO to present a roundtable discussion about each group’s work around diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Oregon Outdoor Recreation Summit. We continue to focus our work on learning to become better allies and make the outdoors a place where everyone belongs.
We are making one more big push for donations that will help us continue to improve trails and make the experience of the Timber Trail better for everyone.