While out shrooming my wife and I went down the lower Nehalem road. I haven't been down it since I was a kid and the bridge was washed out so I told my wife we should check it out. Looks like it got fixed, when did that happen? Anyways, has anyone ignored the signs and hiked up the old railroad grade? It would have to be a stealth insertion so no vehicle was left there. Sounds like a cool adventure if you dont get caught, walk in cutthroat and native steelhead. So is there houses along the river or is it pretty much wild after you get around the first bend?
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While out shrooming my wife and I went down the lower Nehalem road. I haven't been down it since I was a kid and the bridge was washed out so I told my wife we should check it out. Looks like it got fixed, when did that happen? Anyways, has anyone ignored the signs and hiked up the old railroad grade? It would have to be a stealth insertion so no vehicle was left there. Sounds like a cool adventure if you dont get caught, walk in cutthroat and native steelhead. So is there houses along the river or is it pretty much wild after you get around the first bend?
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No private party owns those railroad tracks that I know of. Who's going to stop you? 
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enjoy the peace and quiet for now there is a multiple city/agencies effort to make a public trail between City of Wheeler and City of Banks. Project is called āSalmonberry rails to trailsā about 67 miles in total. City of Rockaway and Garibaldi are also involved, they will be using the old railroad right away.
I saw the signs posted about it. I also read about it years ago, that project is moving slow if its moving at all.
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I worked on the restoration of the RR after the 1996 flood pretty much wiped it out. We had three staging areas: the rock pit at Cochran, the lower end near the mouth and one in the middle (my area) we called the Beaver Slide. It was accessed off of Highway 26, just west of the tunnel. we had a large rocked area on top and then a 'skid' type road that zig zagged to the bottom. Whee!! We used a forwarder to shuttle man and material. I imagine its still there, but only accessible by foot. Beautiful little river.
Was hoping the trail idea would quietly go away. Can barely get roads fixed in this state and they want to spend more money on a trail that would be in constant repair, the terrain in the area is rugged and steep. Leave the area in its natural state we don't need another trail in Oregon with coffee shops and food carts. This topic was brought up in the past if someone wants to look it up.
What "trails" are you using?
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We camped at the bottom of the Beaver Slide.
Coming up out of there we called it clear the dash rd.
The last time I was down that way along the lower Nehalem River it was nothing along the banks but Japanese Knotweed.
Hope they find a way to eradicate it.
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Japanese Knotweed. Bad!We camped at the bottom of the Beaver Slide.
Coming up out of there we called it clear the dash rd.
The last time I was down that way along the lower Nehalem River it was nothing along the banks but Japanese Knotweed.
Hope they find a way to eradicate it.
The last time I floated the Molalla, the amount JK was astounding. And sad.
My point is leave it natural, pave paradise put up a parking lot.
Is that what that tall stuff is??? I hadn't been to the area in years and thats the first thing I noticed.We camped at the bottom of the Beaver Slide.
Coming up out of there we called it clear the dash rd.
The last time I was down that way along the lower Nehalem River it was nothing along the banks but Japanese Knotweed.
Hope they find a way to eradicate it.
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