Trailkeepers of Oregon

Crew Leader:  Tom White Hike Distance:  Up to 4 miles round trip Elevation Gain: up to 1000’ Hike Difficulty: Easy Work Difficulty: Easy Work Description: Restoration of tread and improve drainage Overview: For the first time since the Eagle Creek Fire the road is now open to the upper Larch Mountain Trailhead. We will be starting from where the previous week's trail party left off and and working downhill to restore the tread, clear brush, and clear drainages. If we get to the meeting points…

Crew Leader:  Brian Emery Hike Distance: 2 miles Elevation Gain: 100′ Hike Difficulty: Easy Work Difficulty: Moderate Work Description: brushing and grubbing of final tread to prepare for public opening TKO has been asked to make a final sweep of the Trail #400 that serves as a loop trail between the Ainsworth Campground and the Ainsworth Day Use area to the west.  The trail has not been treated for about a year and State Parks would like to open this…

Calling all Yellow Hats and over achieving Orange Hats! We are putting the event publishing power into your hands. Nat is hosting a collaborative Eventbrite Q&A on Wednesday, June 19th at the TKO office. Register here and receive the training tutorials to watch ahead of time (scroll all the way to the bottom of your registration confirmation email). Practice on your June/July stewardship events and come to the training with questions and suggestions.  We'll also take some time to go over the Crew Leader…

Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we work on a brand new segment of the Oregon Coast Trail from Neahkahnie Mountain to Nehalem Road in Manzanita!! With your help we'll be working side-by-side with a Northwest Youth Corps team to build new trail. Plan to hike less than a mile to the work area and work using hand digging tools, loppers, and hand saws. We prioritize safety and fun over quantity of work accomplished and encourage people to try different things…

The East Fork trail we are building at Punchbowl Falls County Park in the Hood River Valley will challenge your assumptions about what works when blazing new trail in steep terrain. Join us and expand your mind. Constructing new trail often summons skills beyond the ones needed for maintaining existing trail. A surface layer of brush can hide a lot and require quick adjustments in trail alignment and technique once it is removed. Uncover a massive boulder? -- move the…

Crew Leader:  Alison N.Hike Distance: 6-7 miles roundtripElevation Gain: 1500'Hike Difficulty: HardWork Difficulty: EasyWork Description: Restoration of tread width and improve drainageKeywords: drainage, tread, waterfall TKO is continuing trail rehabilitation in areas of the Gorge affected by the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire. Only preregistered volunteers will be accepted, but keep an eye on registrations as cancelations can happen and spots would open until 6PM the night before the event. We will be hiking to Wahkeena Spring via the Wahkeena Falls…

Crew Leader: Susan S.Hike Distance: < 1 mileElevation Gain: 400'Hike Difficulty: Easy-ModerateWork Difficulty: ModerateWork Description: New Trail  ConstructionKeywords: tread, new trail Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we work on a brand new segment of the Oregon Coast Trail from Neahkahnie Mountain to Nehalem Road in Manzanita!! With your help we'll be working side-by-side with a Northwest Youth Corps team to build new trail. Plan to hike less than a mile to the work area and work using hand digging tools,…

Crew Leader:  Claudio B.Hike Distance: 8 milesElevation Gain: 1500'Hike Difficulty: HardWork Difficulty: EasyWork Description: Restoration of tread width and improve drainageKeywords: drainage, tread, waterfall TKO is continuing trail rehabilitation in areas of the Gorge affected by the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire. Only preregistered volunteers will be accepted, but keep an eye on registrations as cancelations can happen and spots would open until 6PM the night before the event. We will be hiking to Wahkeena Spring via the Wahkeena Falls Trail…

Crew Leader:  Steve K. Hike Distance: 5.9 miles Elevation Change: 500′ Hike Difficulty: Easy Work Difficulty: Easy Work Description: Brushing of trail corridor TKO + Trailmix Collaboration – Welcome Trailmix-ers, excited to partner with you on a service day in Mt. Hood National Forest. Only pre-registered volunteers will be accepted up to 10 participants due to restrictions of group size in Wilderness areas, but keep an eye on registrations as cancelations can happen and spots would open until 6PM the…

Crew Leader:  Guy Hamblen Important:  We are awaiting the delivery of the gabions to the jobsite on Upper McCord.  This trailparty date may change depending upon the delivery of these gabions. Overview:  TKO is continuing trail rehabilitation in areas of the Gorge affected by the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire.  Experienced volunteers have scouted selected trails that have been deemed safe enough for passage, and have made plans for stewardship events on fire-affected trails. Only preregistered volunteers will be accepted into the…

Crew Leader:  Guy Hamblen Important:  We are awaiting the delivery of the gabions to the jobsite on Upper McCord.  This trailparty date may change depending upon the delivery of these gabions. Overview:  TKO is continuing trail rehabilitation in areas of the Gorge affected by the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire.  Experienced volunteers have scouted selected trails that have been deemed safe enough for passage, and have made plans for stewardship events on fire-affected trails. Only preregistered volunteers will be accepted into the…

Crew Leader:  Brian Emery Hike Distance: 2 miles Elevation Gain: 100′ Hike Difficulty: Easy Work Difficulty: Moderate Work Description: brushing and grubbing of final tread to prepare for public opening TKO has been asked to make a final sweep of the Trail #400 that serves as a loop trail between the Ainsworth Campground and the Ainsworth Day Use area to the west.  The trail has not been treated for about a year and State Parks would like to open this…

Trail 400 from McCord Creek Trail or another Columbia Gorge Trail TBD 6/28/2019 This section of the closed 400 trail begins on the west side of McCord Creek and heads east towards Tanner Creek. We will be repairing tread on the main trail. There are many rocks and tree debris to be moved from the tread for crew safety. There is some poison oak on this trail. We pass by three bald eagle nests on this trail. It’s a joy…

Crew Leader: Susan S.Hike Distance: < 1 mileElevation Gain: 400'Hike Difficulty: Easy-ModerateWork Difficulty: ModerateWork Description: New Trail  ConstructionKeywords: tread, new trail Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we work on a brand new segment of the Oregon Coast Trail from Neahkahnie Mountain to Nehalem Road in Manzanita!! With your help we'll be working side-by-side with a Northwest Youth Corps team to build new trail. Plan to hike less than a mile to the work area and work using hand digging tools,…

Crew Leader: Chip A.Hike Distance: 1/4 mileElevation Gain: 0Hike Difficulty: EasyWork Difficulty: HardWork Description: Building new trail in rugged terrain.Keywords: Punchbowl Falls, trail building, river, garden gnome. The East Fork trail we are building at Punchbowl Falls County Park in the Hood River Valley will challenge your assumptions about what works when blazing new trail in steep terrain. Join us and expand your mind. Constructing new trail often summons skills beyond the ones needed for maintaining existing trail. A surface…

Crew Leader:  Alison NicholsHike Distance: 6-7 miles roundtripElevation Gain: 1500'Hike Difficulty: HardWork Difficulty: EasyWork Description: Restoration of tread width and improve drainageKeywords: drainage, tread, waterfall TKO is continuing trail rehabilitation in areas of the Gorge affected by the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire. Only preregistered volunteers will be accepted, but keep an eye on registrations as cancelations can happen and spots would open until 6PM the night before the event. We will be hiking to Wahkeena Spring via the Wahkeena Falls…

Crew Leader: Susan S.Hike Distance: < 1 mileElevation Gain: 400'Hike Difficulty: Easy-ModerateWork Difficulty: ModerateWork Description: New Trail  ConstructionKeywords: tread, new trail Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we work on a brand new segment of the Oregon Coast Trail from Neahkahnie Mountain to Nehalem Road in Manzanita!! With your help we'll be working side-by-side with a Northwest Youth Corps team to build new trail. Plan to hike less than a mile to the work area and work using hand digging tools,…

Crew Leader: Curtis Smith and Nature ConservancyHike Distance: 3 milesElevation Gain: 200'Hike Difficulty: EasyWork Difficulty: ModerateWork Description: Build section of new trail in meadoeKeywords: new trail, meadow, Nature Conservancy Overview:  Cascade Head is a coastal promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean that is owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy. Heavy use, steep slopes, and coastal rain has eroded parts of this trail.  This is the second work party to reroute the trail to a more sustainable location. Project description: We…

Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we begin work on the closed section of the Oregon Coast Trail at Cascade Head! A 2.3 mile section of trail at Cascade Head (part of the Oregon Coast Trail) has been closed for 11 years following major storm damage. Efforts to reopen this section are ramping up and TKO is happy to help! With your help we'll be doing tread restoration, log removal, drainage repair and more as we help the Forest Service…

Crew Leader:  Jim C.Hike Distance: 2 milesElevation Gain: 500'Hike Difficulty: EasyWork Difficulty: Easy-ModerateWork Description: Restoration of tread width and improve drainageKeywords: drainage, tread TKO is actively working with OPRD and Friends of Tryon @ Tryon Creek Natural Area. Experienced volunteers have scouted selected trails and have made plans for stewardship events in needed areas. Only preregistered volunteers will be accepted at the day of the workparty, but keep an eye on registrations as cancelations can happen and spots would open…

Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we begin work on the closed section of the Oregon Coast Trail at Cascade Head! A 2.3 mile section of trail at Cascade Head (part of the Oregon Coast Trail) has been closed for 11 years following major storm damage. Efforts to reopen this section are ramping up and TKO is happy to help! With your help we'll be doing tread restoration, log removal, drainage repair and more as we help the Forest Service…

Crew Leader: Susan S. Hike Distance: < 1 mile Elevation Gain: 400' Hike Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Work Difficulty: Moderate Work Description: New Trail  Construction Keywords: tread, new trail Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we work on a brand new segment of the Oregon Coast Trail from Neahkahnie Mountain to Nehalem Road in Manzanita!! With your help we'll be working side-by-side with a Northwest Youth Corps team to build new trail. Plan to hike less than a mile to the work area…

Crew Leader: Susan S. Hike Distance: < 1 mile Elevation Gain: 400' Hike Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Work Difficulty: Moderate Work Description: New Trail  Construction Keywords: tread, new trail Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we work on a brand new segment of the Oregon Coast Trail from Neahkahnie Mountain to Nehalem Road in Manzanita!! With your help we'll be working side-by-side with a Northwest Youth Corps team to build new trail. Plan to hike less than a mile to the work area…

This event is solely for planning the direction of TKO's developing saw program.  All B- and C-level sawyers are invited. Vito Perrone has invited us to meet at the Mt. Hood Kiwanis camp.  It's hoped that this facility will be available to TKO for future sawyer training.  

Crew Leader: Susan S. Hike Distance: < 1 mile Elevation Gain: 400' Hike Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Work Difficulty: Moderate Work Description: New Trail  Construction Keywords: tread, new trail Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we work on a brand new segment of the Oregon Coast Trail from Neahkahnie Mountain to Nehalem Road in Manzanita!! With your help we'll be working side-by-side with a Northwest Youth Corps team to build new trail. Plan to hike less than a mile to the work area…

Crew Leader: Susan S. Hike Distance: < 1 mile Elevation Gain: 400' Hike Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Work Difficulty: Moderate Work Description: New Trail  Construction Keywords: tread, new trail Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we work on a brand new segment of the Oregon Coast Trail from Neahkahnie Mountain to Nehalem Road in Manzanita!! With your help we'll be working side-by-side with a Northwest Youth Corps team to build new trail. Plan to hike less than a mile to the work area…

Crew Leader: Susan S. Hike Distance: < 1 mile Elevation Gain: 400' Hike Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Work Difficulty: Moderate Work Description: New Trail  Construction Keywords: tread, new trail Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we work on a brand new segment of the Oregon Coast Trail from Neahkahnie Mountain to Nehalem Road in Manzanita!! With your help we'll be working side-by-side with a Northwest Youth Corps team to build new trail. Plan to hike less than a mile to the work area…

Crew Leader: Susan S. Hike Distance: < 1 mile Elevation Gain: 400' Hike Difficulty: Easy-Moderate Work Difficulty: Moderate Work Description: New Trail  Construction Keywords: tread, new trail Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we work on a brand new segment of the Oregon Coast Trail from Neahkahnie Mountain to Nehalem Road in Manzanita!! With your help we'll be working side-by-side with a Northwest Youth Corps team to build new trail. Plan to hike less than a mile to the work area…

Come join TKO for six days of trailwork in the beautiful Eagle Cap Wilderness on the Goat Creek and Dobbin Creek Trails We will be working on the Goat Creek trail (#1665) and the Dobbin Creek trail (#1654), which branch off of the Bear Creek trail (#1653) at about the historic Bear Creek Guard Station.  Bear Creek is in the northern tier of the Eagle Cap Wilderness and sandwiched between the Minam River to the west and the Lostine River…