New hiking and mountain biking trails are on the way! Willamalane and Oregon Woods Inc. have started work on new trails on the southwest side of Thurston Hills Natural Area. Expect vehicles traveling intermittently on Camas Crest Trail as we get the job done. Other trails won’t be impacted. Keep tabs on progress at willamalane.org/alerts.

The Alpine Trail Crew Association and the Disciples of Dirt dug into the start of the new Cloverpatch Connector yesterday, a 4.5 mile new trail that will displace the gravel road section of the Alpine-Tire Mountain-Cloverpatch-Alpine loop. This is a gorgeous patch of forest in the shade, and when completed will deliver a contiguous 30-mile singletrack adventure on the Alpine Network for a variety of outdoor enthusiasts. Bridges and puncheons will bring trail users past exquisite wetlands, creeks and a waterfall.

We’re looking at recruiting several thousand hours of hand built construction in partnership with NWYC, USFS, and all our amazing volunteers. We look forward to engaging our greater community of trail users in this project – if you or your group/organization is interested in setting up a service day to help bring this amazing vision to fruition, please contact us at [email protected] with an inquiry and availability.