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This trail follows a canal with water and wildlife, mostly ducks. It is an urban trail so there are homes on one side and a number of street crossings. The busier street crossings have lights. The trail is flat and smooth.
I suggest parking at Wiard Park which is about a half mile southeast of the canal on the OC&E trail. Wiard Park is safe and has restrooms.
Just biked the paved section. Transverse joints at 50 ft intervals will jolt the bike and take all the fun out of the ride. Trail not suitable for rigid frame bikes unless you have larger low pressure tires. A good samaritan filled some of the joints with gravel, and that helped in those areas. The section north of the canal trail has a homeless issue and some riders might not be comfortable in that section. Nice views with farm fields near and mountains in the distance, too bad the trail is so rough.
I suggest parking at Waird Park, it is safe and has restrooms. Additionally, when you get tired of the jolting it is just a half mile up the trail to the intersection with the canal trail, which is a lot is a better ride.
Significant improvements to marking hazards (like dips, bumps and breaks in the pavement are painted with warning as to what is coming. You still have to slow through some sections. Vernonia to canyon section still has some issues with bridge/ trail transitions but effort to lessen the drop off or jumps up to bridge surface greatly improved. As I ride recumbent tadpole trike I found the switch backs In an out of the canyon require a slow approach and a watchful eye for rider coming g down at you. Some of the corner took the complete width of the trail to get around on the trike. I suspect a tandem would require getting off the trike to reposition the trike. The section from Stan Strward State park down to Buctonis by far the best pavement on the entire route. Particularly the section as you come off the hill foow. Intonation. Which has been reps ex .
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!
We rode this trail September 30, 2025 - clockwise from the Diamond Lake Campground. The weather was perfect and the trail was in great condition. The views were spectacular. Definitely worth the stop.
Super fun trail along the Columbia River. Our fat tire bikes did great and we enjoyed the trek with the beautiful scenery and wildlife. A little overgrown in some places, but not horrible by any stretch!
We were excited to camp along this trail and start riding right from our campsite. It is a bit narrow in some spots and hard to see some of the painted directional arrows especially at the north end where the resort is but we found our way. I would recommend riding clockwise as it is more downhill, especially if you are on a standard bike like we were. Great scenery along the whole loop: views of lake, meadows, woods, and Mount Thielsen. Surface was mostly smooth and better than many other paved trails we have tried. The whole trail was cleared for our ride but be aware that a tree could come down at any time.
This is a hard-packed short gravel road that helps keep you off the main roads in Warrenton. Straight and no hills, just a couple dips in the gravel
For a trail that is so promoted we were truly disappointed. We are on a trip to bike 21 states and this trail has been the worst so far.
Tree roots throughout whole area. Many are really bad!
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!
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