▁par ks ▁and ▁p aved ▁tra ils ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Apple ▁Capital ▁Rec re ation ▁Loop ▁Tra il . ▁The ▁ ▁loop ▁along ▁both ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁cycl ists , ▁walk ers , ▁jog gers , ▁and ▁sk aters . ▁A ▁project ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁eastern ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁ ▁north ▁to ▁Lincoln ▁Rock ▁State ▁Park ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁An ▁additional ▁ ▁extension ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁runs ▁south ▁to ▁Kir by ▁Bill ings ley ▁H ydro ▁Park . ▁A ▁short ▁extension ▁sl ated ▁for ▁completion ▁in ▁Fall ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁is ▁planned ▁from ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Od ab ash ian ▁bridge ▁to ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁E asy ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁highway . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁winter , ▁cross - country ▁ski ers ▁and ▁snow sh o ers ▁also ▁use ▁the ▁trail . ▁The ▁trail ▁connect s ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁at ▁the ▁historic ▁Columbia ▁River ▁Bridge , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁pipeline ▁bridge , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁at ▁the ▁Richard ▁Od ab ash ian ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁It ▁passes ▁through ▁W en atch ee ▁Con flu ence ▁State ▁Park . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁hill side ▁areas ▁surrounding ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁W en atch ee ▁have ▁been ▁purchased ▁by ▁or ▁have ▁their ▁rights ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Ch el an - D oug las ▁Land ▁Trust ▁which ▁protect s ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁natural ▁resource ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁site ▁for ▁h ik ing ▁in ▁the