{"id":12806,"date":"2021-05-25T14:33:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T21:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oregonstatelot.wpengine.com\/?post_type=program&p=12806"},"modified":"2021-05-25T21:08:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T04:08:23","slug":"banks-to-vernonia-state-park","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/oregonstatelot.wpengine.com\/programs\/banks-to-vernonia-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Parks-Banks-Vernonia-2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Historic Banks-to-Vernonia Railbed Restored<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Today, the logging railroads that once lined northwestern Oregon are gone, their tracks dismantled. But the railbeds they etched onto the mountainsides largely remain. In 1991, a 21-mile stretch of one of these railways was transformed into a recreational trail for hikers, bike riders and equestrians. The Banks-Vernonia State Trail<\/strong> \u2014 or the BVT, as it\u2019s known locally \u2014 was Oregon\u2019s very first rails-to-trail success story. It attracts people from every corner of the state with countless opportunities to experience the joy of being active amid the unmatched beauty of the Coastal Moutains.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Oregon Lottery dollars, the Banks-Vernonia State Trail has recently benefited from grants totaling over $150,000, both for general maintenance as well as improvements to the Manning Trailhead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Off the Beaten Path<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Banks-Vernonia State Trail<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

With six trailheads accessing the BVT, including Banks and Vernonia at either end and Stub Stewart State Park in the middle, you can pick a portion of the trail to hike or, if you prefer, bike the entire length. The BVT runs 21 miles from Banks to Vernonia, or 42 miles round trip if you\u2019re going for maximum mileage!<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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