PORTLAND, Oregon.COIN) – A hiking and biking site just outside of Rose City has been designated a National Recreation Trail.
On Friday, the US Department of the Interior designated four new national sites – including the Banks-Vernonia State Trail.
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Found about 34 miles from Portland, the Banks-Vernonia Trail was the state’s first rail line that was then converted to a trail. It stretches 21 miles, with an 8-foot-wide paved trail for walkers and cyclists. Oregon State Parks also reported that it has 4-foot-wide gravel trails for riders and their horses.
The trail also has 13 bridges and connects to LL Stub Stewart State Park.
Other recently designated sites include the Comal River Water Trail in Texas, the Hell’s Revenge Trail in Utah and the Sweet Spring Turnpike Trail in West Virginia.
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The federal Department of the Interior announced the new national trails ahead of Great Outdoors Month and National Trails Day, which falls on June 1.
“Greater access to green spaces nourishes our minds and bodies and helps build stronger communities,” DOI Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement. “The additions we are making today are part of our commitment to ensuring we leave a better, healthier planet for generations to come.”
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