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The McKenzie River Trail is a spectacular 27 mile long trail that follows the McKenzie River from it's headwaters in the Cascade Mountain range. The diverse changes in the typography keeps it interessting. Highlights inclusde multiple grand waterfalls, lava feilds, old growth forest and something called 'Blue Pool' (a topaz blue jewel like body of water that must be seen).

The beauty of the trail is world famous - drawing hikers and mountain bikers from all over the world. In 2008, Bike Magazine named it America's #1 bike trail. Even with its grand reputation, it rarely gets overcrowded. In fact in the spring and fall, you might travel for an hour or so without seeing anyone else. These are my favorite times to be on the trail. In October the trees display a spectacular show of Fall colors - vibrant golds set amount the evergreens, punctuation by spalshes of crimson reds.

The trail is open for hiking and mountain biking and is open year round. The bottom of the trail is usually accessible most of the year, in the winter, the upper part of the trail is covered with snow. The trail has good draining soil - so it doesn't get too muddy during spring and fall.

For more detailed information about the trail - including FREE trail maps, photos, video and other local bike trails - visit McKenzieRiverTrail.com