This route is perfect for beginning runners. This trail is relatively easy for getting into running while still being long enough. The trail is well-maintained and open year round. The views are spectacular even throughout different seasons. This trail is pretty popular so you will likely encounter other people. 

This route is a combination of two prominent trails in this area: Bank Vernon State Trail and Crown Zellerbach Trail. This FKT route connects the two with a short routing to the Southside of both the Vernon Waste Water Aeration Lagoon and Vernonia Lake. Below are descriptors for each with a link to additional info.

Banks-Vernonia State Trail is the first “rails-to-trails” park in Oregon. The trail follows an abandoned railroad bed that stretches ~21 miles between the cities of Banks and Vernonia.