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Banks-Vernonia State Trail

Oregon · OR

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A paved rail trail between Banks and Vernonia, the first rails-to-trails park in Oregon, with a gravel path alongside for horses. It crosses bridges and a high trestle through farms, fields, and forest.

Source: stateparks.oregon.gov

From Wikipedia

The Banks–Vernonia State Trail is a paved rail trail and state park in northwest Oregon in the United States. It runs for 21 miles (34 km), primarily north–south, between the towns of Vernonia in Columbia County and Banks in Washington County on an abandoned railroad bed. Banks is about 25 miles (40 km) west of Portland.

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