By Grant Easton in June, 2004
"The Warrenton Waterfront Trail is tough to find. The trail map implies that there is a trail that follows the old railroad right-of-way, but some of the trail actually runs on the street, which is narrow and has fast moving traffic. The railroad right-of-way runs along the street but is over grown and gated off.
At a park, the trail turns to run along the Columbia River, which it does for about a mile, but then throws you back on the road again (the railroad right-of-way was not maintained and has been encroached upon by private owners). We also found many of the trail marker signs to be knocked down (and sitting in a gutter). This makes you wonder if the locals are resistant to the trail. The bottom line is this could be a nice trail but it needs lots of work."
By Kathleen Covert in November, 2003
"What a thrilling ride we had along the Columbia River. We stopped to admire an eagle perched on a piling about a 100 yards out in the river. And we passed thru Carrethurs Park (how generous a man was he to give such a beautiful place for of us to enjoy for ever more), then we went down a beautiful tree sheltered path to suddenly have a momma and two baby deer take a walk accross the trail ahead of us. What a thrill!
As we continued on we enjoyed the show of more birds gathering along another edge as we neared the water. It was a wonderful leisurely ride that we very much enjoyed. Since that ride we have learned of this trail becoming paved and connecting to a larger system in the Fort Stevens State Park system. You will soon be able to ride 26 miles around Warrenton and out to the beach and along the rivers edges.
I can hardly wait for my next ride!"