Build Lebanon Trails

NOTICE: This event has been canceled due to lingering concerns about COVID-19. We’ll walk along our popular but not readily recognized trail running along the length of the north end of town connecting our industrial, educational and health campuses.  Along the way we’ll visit several gardens, including Lebanon’s own internationally recognized Japanese Healing Garden, designed…

NOTICE: This event has been canceled due to lingering concerns about COVID-19. Have a pooch or kiddo that needs to burn off some energy? This event includes obstacles/agility challenges for the dogs as we stroll this lovely segment of the trail system.  Have your child put their trick-or-treat costume to the test and participate in…

NOTICE: This event has been canceled due to the fires and unhealthy levels of smoke in the air.  We almost never cancel for weather conditions but this is something else! Our hearts go out to families and friends affected by the fires. We’ll walk from the north side of Cheadle Lake Park to Gill’s Landing…

Join entomologist Richard Little for a second year as he helps us seek out the often-overlooked miniature wildlife living along the riparian and urban boundaries near our trails. Expect to be thrilled and maybe chilled by the creepy crawling-digging-flying critters we will be encountering.  Dr. Little is full of fun facts and you’ll see the…

Come get your pedal on as we bicycle existing and proposed segments of the Lebanon Trails System Plan.  This ride is a lot of fun. Estimated length of ride is 12-16 miles depending on participant group composition.  See the notes in the sidebar for important information.  

This event is well worth the trouble of getting to our spot in the parade line-up! This is a chance to experience a parade from the inside out. Join us as we walk the 2.5-mile parade route as part of Lebanon’s biggest yearly event. See the face of Lebanon and our trail users as you…

  Build Lebanon Trails biggest fund-raising event each year.  Family oriented fun.  Free on-line registration for the first 150 kids (up to 10 years old) for the kids’ obstacle dash.  We welcome participants and volunteers to join us in raising funds for trail development.

This hike is not part of the trail system plan but it is a definite crowd pleaser!  The view can be spectacular…or encased in clammy fog. It’s worth the trip to find out. Warning:  This is a difficult, steep hike on varied natural terrain. The trail is often wet or muddy and, there is poison…

Bring your kayak, canoe, or other non-motorized watercraft and join us as we follow the water trail on Cheadle Lake. Learn about the history of this natural lake within the city limits and the development of this crown jewel of the Lebanon trail system plan.  This trip definitely gives you a new perspective of this…

You can count on a good time and good company while enjoying the best of an Oregon winter day and helping to improve our trails. This year we’ll be working at the Marks Slough trail. We’ll pull weeds around the trees, remove ivy from some older trees, pile the debris and any trash near the…