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Best Oregon rail trails
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Banks-Vernonia State Trail
Oregon's first rails-to-trails state park: 21 paved miles between Banks and Vernonia through Coast Range foothills, crossing 13 bridges including the soaring 80-foot Buxton Trestle.
21 milesPavedPoint to pointState trail
Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail
A paved walking and cycling trail along the restored alignment of the original Historic Columbia River Highway, with waterfall views, basalt cliff vistas, and access to Crown Point and the Columbia River Gorge.
8 milesPavedPoint to pointRail trail
OC and E Woods Line State Trail
Oregon's longest state trail at roughly 100 miles, tracing the former Oregon, California and Eastern Railroad through the high desert and ponderosa pine forests of Klamath County from Klamath Falls east to the Sycan Marsh trailhead.
100 milesBallastPoint to pointState trail
Willamette River Greenway and Water Trail
A 187-mile paddling water trail along the Willamette River from Eugene to Portland, paired with a riverside greenway corridor of parks and natural areas protecting one of the Pacific Northwest's most important river ecosystems.
187 milesNaturalPoint to point