John Wayne could have ridden here and John Ford could have directed his western movies here. The park abuts the Tomoka River where there is a mountain bike trail, beautiful fishing pier, picnic tables, and outdoor grills available for use. Here was a place that felt western, remote, secure, and welcoming. Riverbend Nature Park is a 2.9 acre park with large shade trees. We wanted to get to know the people working the fields, herding the ranches, and picking the fruit and vegetables. We wanted to see the wheat fields and the Palouse hills from horseback. We loved the idea of being able to ride long distances, to head east and ride out of the mountains, cross the Columbia, and ride in the desert. The reason was simple – name recognition and association. place this safe, non-motorized route under I-580 is an important. “The name that eventually stuck was The John Wayne Pioneer Trail. Tracing the history of the trail, JWPWR member Andy Neault wrote: Last year, the JWPWR group opposed the idea of a name change. Using the name to memorialize a person doesn’t meet the state’s policy of naming trails for “geographic locations, cultural history, events and places, geologic features, or relevant botanic or biological references.” “It was a way for those who wanted to see this turn into a trail get the attention of legislators, of users, because they saw the John Wayne name symbolized the West.” Kline told a meeting of state parks board members that the John Wayne Pioneer Trail and Iron Horse State Park names were a form of compromise. The route is inconsistently identified on the trail as 1) the Iron Horse Trail, 2) the Iron Horse Recreational Trail, 3) Bike Route K, 4) Bike Route 9 and possibly 5) Bike Route K2. Also, giving the trail one meaningful name will highlight its significance as one of the longest cross-state trails in the country.” It is an interesting trail from the stand point that it combines pieces of rail-trail, widened sidewalk 'trail,' on-street bike lane, and on-street riding. The route shown on this page is my approximation of a 'reasonable' Iron Horse ride and it covers the portion of the trail leading north from Danville, which adds up to around 14 miles one way. “Determining one name for the trail will help eliminate confusion. Iron Horse Trail is the longest paved trail in the Bay Area that Im aware of, stretching from Pleasanton to Concord. The eastern section is known as John Wayne Pioneer Trail. The section west of the Columbia River is known as the Iron Horse Park State Trail, maintains the state parks department’s trail coordinator Randy Kline. Now the state says name causes confusion between the western and eastern sections of trail. Cyclists and rock climbers on John Wayne Pioneer Trail in Cascades
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