What's New at Sisters Trails Alliance

Check out our Fall, 2012 Trail Viewpoints Newsletter.

What a fantastic summer STA had as it moved forward with some exciting new trail projects:

1. STA took on the task of partnering with the National Forest Foundation and the Sisters Ranger District to help build and complete the new Whychus Creek Portal Trail.  This work included restoration work in the Wild and Scenic Corridor.

2. Part of the Portal project included extending the PRT trail from the upper Kiosk on out to the Forest Service Tree Plantation, and down to the Metolius Windego Trail.  This project is mostly complete with just one more mile of road to trail conversion to be built.  Our goal will be to finish this up next spring.

3. After getting all but one of our trail projects approved in early September by the FS, we embarked on an ambitious trail building schedule.  With the help of business partners and volunteers, we completed the new last leg of the PRT west trail out to the Rd. 16 kiosk, and the new Crossroads to High School single track trail which runs from Rd. 15 to McKinney Butte and highway 242 plus and a connector to Edgington and the Elk Ranch Trail.  The new Crossroads single track is only open to bikes and hiker/joggers.  A huge thank you goes to our volunteers and Blazin’ Saddles, Eurosports, and Three Creeks Brewery for sponsoring our five straight workdays!

4. Flagged and ready for completion is a new and fantastic equestrian loop trail system that will connect the Sisters Cow Camp with the Metolius-Windego Trail via a loop to the north around Crossroads and another loop out to Graham Corral.  We are in the process of constructing this trail and hope to have it complete by early in the spring of 2013.  Stay tuned!

5. Finally, we have the go ahead to build a new Trailhead for the PRT trail which will have ample parking and sport a new restroom!  This will be located a little beyond Tyee St. and will alleviate congestion issues raised by local Tyee residents!

6. We have approval for the new Crossroads to High School paved path plus the paving of the existing Tollgate to High School Trail.  We are in the process of securing the funding for these new paved trails.

STA is awaiting the approval of the Sisters to Black Butte Ranch paved multi-use path.  We hope to have a decision by next April or May.