[2][4] The trail is used by bicyclists participating in the annual Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic as they ride from Yelm to Tenino.
[5][6] The trail, acquired by the county in 1993, has been constructed along the route of a former Burlington Northern Railroad line.
[1] In 2024, the city of Tenino has begun plans and contracts to extend the trail through the community's downtown area that would place the western terminus near the intersection of Old Highway 99 and SR 507.
Symbolizing a tree, the Santa Fe, New Mexico artwork known as Ponderosa was part of an initiative to begin a creative district in the community.
[8] The following spring, a metal sculpture made of recycled argon cylinders used for welding was added to a trailhead cross-corner from Yelm City Park.