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The trail is a good workout path. It’s not very peaceful. Only one side has trees and the river. The other is more industrial or bare land. Garbage can smells like dog poo with the heat. Lots of bikers and some walkers. Conveniently located. Quite a few paths down to the riverside, which is lovely. Traffic noise is noticeable. Not an “escape to nature” vibe, but a “park within the city” kind of feel. I’d only go again for a workout if I’m in the area - not as a trail of choice. Watch out for dog poo. Length of trail is accurate. Parking available at the park, not where the map says on this app. I’d say 3.5/5 based on my preferences.
Rode in from Banks, Oregon 13 miles on the trail and then returned to starting point. Beautiful trail and marked pretty well for the few roots and potholes needing repair. We did see a young cougar on the trail, but he/she jumped into the tree growth when we made noise. Great ride and beautiful weather!
This is such a beautiful place to spend the day at, so many trails to explore the depths of this place is just mind blowing. I have been riding it for the past 3 weekends and still haven't explored it all.
Lots of people and dogs out on this spring day enjoying the sun and fresh air. The streets are well-marked, every major road crossing has lights for pedestrians. Large trees, several parks, beautiful path!
What a stunning trail! Absolutely gorgeous . We are gravel bikers so the terrain felt amazingly smooth with some bumps here and there— but they are marked. The elevation gain from Banks to midpoint (Stubs state park) is 1000 feet. It’s a slow grade incline and manageable on a good bike. Oregon takes such good care of its state parks and trails. Bravo!
We stayed at Columbia River RV and rode from the RV Park to the first section of Marine Drive Trail - I saw that the I-205 joins directly there so we took it south. I saw that it went over the two bridges of the Columbia river so we gave that a try. Wow. It is a bike path in the middle of the bridge with northbound traffic whizzing by on one side and southbound on the other. The noise!! LOL The path is barricaded by a concrete wall on both sides and then a metal guard rail on top of that. So honestly felt safe enough. We did the first mile over the first bridge and then turned around. It was an experience to say the least. (We are both 79) Then we continued south on the trail for about 6 miles. I like this kind of trail - kind of urban-lots to look at. Some industrial/one section of beautiful older houses. We didn't get to any homeless but in the distance I could see a big tent setup. We have ridden lots of trails with homeless and never been bothered but I know it does bother some people. Sometimes we stop to talk with them and all have a sad story. I would definitely ride this again if in the area-we are from AZ just roaming in our small RV with ebikes on the back staying out of the AZ heat.
We started in Parking lot#3. Glad to have the traillink map-it was fun cruising around all the loops - so much better than a straight path. Every section was different. Beautiful scenery - saw a big eagle nest with Mama in it/a huge lilypad pond. We did 10miles but this could easily be at least a 20mile trail. Just go in reverse and mixup the loops. Totally enjoyable and I would use this all the time if I lived close to it.
My wife and I were concerned about the reviews that we read about this trail regarding the pavement being in poor shape.
We rode from Banks to the State Park (cannot remember the name of it). The state park is about 10 miles into the trail from Banks.
Most of the trail was in decent shape. There are roots that have elevated the pavement to make bumps, but they are mostly avoidable.
There is one section where the trail is in really rough shape. It was even bumpy on a mountain bike. But still very rideable.
We did see several people on thin tired road bikes. So it does not scare everyone away.
I personally would not ride it on a road bike.
From mile 5 to 10 it is a steady up hill grade. We were able to average 6 mph on this section without a lot of effort.
Coming back was very fast. I hit 21 mph at one point.
Overall it was an enjoyable ride. I would ride this trail again if I was in this area again.
Nice connection between Kaiser Station and down by Home Depot. There’s a couple of cracks that you need to be careful of other than that. Great ride.
Wonderful ride in the park. Safe, green, quiet, and a bit scenic.
We camped at the county fairgrounds in Rickreall and rode into Monmouth to visit college haunts. An enjoyable day.
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