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.

A ceremony Friday marks completion of the Banks-Vernonia State Trail. Public events commemorating the trail are scheduled all weekend at nearby L.L. "Stub" Stewart State Park.

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.

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.

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 ...

Recent work to complete the Banks-Vernonia Trail continues to reap benefits for Washington County. It’s been one year since the 26 mile linear path was fully completed and it has quickly become a ...

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 ...

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.

VERNONIA, Ore. (AP) - There’s a state of mind known to long-distance hikers best described, I suppose, as “autopilot.” It’s the moment when walking becomes so fluid you only consider the ...

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 ...