Eastern Washington's trail systems have a dedicated community and a rich history. These trails may not always get the headlines, but many Pacific Northwest riders are drawn to the drier dirt and big rock slabs. On the ridges above Spokane the trails offer a diverse set of riding options, from cross-country epics to bermy flow trails to subalpine steeps.

Beacon Hill. Antoine Peak. These are not names that need introduction for anyone who learned to ride in the Inland Northwest. They are where riders from Spokane, from neighboring Idaho, from across the region come to spend a day in the dirt. And right now, they need your help.

The Gap That Volunteer Days Cannot Fill

The East Chapter runs on a strong volunteer base. Work parties go out. The community shows up. That has always been part of what makes Eastern Washington riding what it is.

But consistent maintenance — the professional crew time, the equipment, the materials — requires more than volunteer hours. It requires funding. And for years, a significant piece of that funding came from RCO RTP grants and state-level support that has since been delayed or cut.

The result is a gap. Not a crisis, not a trail on the verge of closing tomorrow — but a real, compounding shortfall that shows up in ways riders eventually feel. Drainage that gets worse each season. Tread that degrades faster than it can be repaired. The kind of wear that is cheap to fix early and expensive to fix later.

The East Chapter is raising $12,400 this spring to close that gap.

What the Work Actually Looks Like

The campaign funds two things.

At Beacon Hill, crews are focused on critical maintenance across the most heavily used sections of the system. Beacon is the most recognized trail system in Eastern Washington — and high use means high wear. Drainage channels cleared. Tread rebuilt on the sections that take the most traffic. Erosion control where water has started finding its own line. And this season, a skilled trail builder is on site to reshape the berms and jumps that years of traffic have worn down — restoring the features that make Beacon worth riding in the first place.

At Antoine Peak, the focus is Canfield Gulch — a 3-mile trail connecting into a system seeing consistent year-round growth. Rehabilitation work here means improving tread, addressing drainage, and extending the long-term durability of a trail riders are counting on in increasing numbers.

Neither of these projects is flashy. The East Chapter is not asking for funds to build something new. They are asking for funds to protect what is already there — what riders are already counting on, season after season.

Why This Season

The East Chapter has historically leaned on RCO RTP funding to keep pace with the demands of multiple trail systems. That funding is delayed. The chapter has one part-time trails staff member. Without support from this campaign, rehabilitation at Canfield Gulch slows, maintenance at Beacon Hill falls further behind, and the gap between what the trails need and what the chapter can deliver gets wider.

The work is ready to go. Crews are staged. The only variable is whether the funding gets there.

A Community That Has Always Showed Up

Eastern Washington riders have a reputation for showing up — at work parties, at advocacy meetings, for each other. This campaign is an invitation to show up in a different way.

Your gift funds the professional crew time that volunteer days cannot replace. It funds the equipment, the materials, the logistics that keep an active chapter operating at the level these trails deserve.

Beacon Hill is where a lot of Pacific Northwest riders learned what mountain biking actually feels like. Antoine Peak is where a lot of those same riders go when they need to clear their heads. These trails built a community. Keeping them in shape is how that community says thank you.

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