The 21-mile Banks Vernonia State Trail is paved and open to hikers, bikers and equestrian use. Since it was an old railroad, users can pass over old, rehabilitated rail trestles.

The Banks-Vernonia State Trail was conceived in the late 1980s as a recreational use for an abandoned rail line, linking Vernonia 21 miles south to Banks.

Bike riders far outnumber equestrians, but it's the horses that keep you on your toes when enjoying the 21 miles of the Banks-Vernonia State Trail.

The Banks-Vernonia State Trail didn't come about by accident. Beginning in the 1920s, trains hauled logs and lumber over this route from the Oregon-American mill in Vernonia to Portland.

Banks-Vernonia State Trail – Trail Improvement Projects The goal of this project is a trail maintenance that also has funding through ODOT with an FIP share. The work will consist of re-alignment of ...

As the entire length was paved and connected to six trailheads and the trail network of the new L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park, the Banks-Vernonia State Trail was completed in 2010.

The Banks-Vernonia State Trail has been designated to the National Trails System — helping to preserve one of Oregon’s “natural treasures,” officials announced Wednesday.

Climbing the Tophill Trestle detour switchbacks. (Photos: Ted Timmons) Last week we shared the news that the State of Oregon is considering a new bridge on the Banks-Vernonia State Trail across ...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has announced that a segment of the Banks-Vernonia State Trail between the Tophill and Beaver Creek trailheads will be closed for trail construction ...

A century ago, a railroad moved big timber along a line that starts in Banks. Today, it's the Banks-Vernonia Linear State Trail, and a state scenic byway corridor.

If you like to walk, or ride a mountain bike or horse along the rivers and through the woods, things are looking up. Next month, a brand new Oregon State Park with 17 miles of trail is scheduled ...