BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260715T120000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_3450_73b48dc82a8e5f6cc375d688c9d297af@www.evergreenmtb.org SUMMARY:Kettle Fest 2026 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n Local Weather Information : https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-1 18.448&lat=48.631 (https://forecast.weather.gov/Ma pClick.php?lon=-118.448&lat=48.631) \n \n \n  \n \ n \n Check out this great article in Craft MTN (ht tps://craftmtb.com/features/change-horizon) magazi ne about the Kettlefest a few years ago!\n \n \n J oin Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance Statewide Sta ff and the Evergreen East chapter for 5 days of ep ic riding and camping at Kettle Crest in Colville National Forest! If you can't join for the entire time\, come for as long as works for you. Folks wi th kids\, the campground is a great spot for the l ittle ones to ride around.\n \n \n Enjoy some of W ashington’s best backcountry singletrack in a remo te\, alpine setting. In an annual tradition\, ride rs from all across the region including Seattle\, Spokane\, Coeur d'Alene\, Bellingham\, and B.C. co nverge to hang out\, experience awesome trails and give back to the area with a day devoted to trail work. Most of the rides have a healthy dose of cl imbing\, but there are lots of great ride options\ , so come join us for another awesome year at Kett le Crest!\n \n \n More details to follow\, but we' ll plan to do one full day of trail work on Saturd ay\, swapping stories around the campfire over a c old beer and\, of course\, and riding some epic al pine singletrack.\n \n \n Please note there is no cell phone service at the campground or where we w ill be riding. Group rides will be leaving around 9 am - 10am each morning (this varies based on wha t folks are feeling). Note: the groups rides are n ot scheduled (9am is just the usual time people te nd to start gearing up to go out and ride)\, the f ormat is very casual. \n \n \n  \n \n Directions:  \n \n We'll be camping at the Jungle Hill Campgrou nd (https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/colville/recar ea/?recid=67992)\, which is between the towns of R epublic and Kettle Falls. Feel free to use any emp ty site when you arrive. Depending on how many fol ks show up we may have to squeeze a couple folks i nto the larger sites\, or if you have a camper/van /trailer\, their is plenty of space below the camp ground where the community area will be set up.\n \n \n  \n \n What to bring:\n \n \n A willingness to get dirty!\n Camping Equipment (or van/camper) - \n \n Tent\, pad\, sleeping bag\, light\, chair\ , warm clothing\, and water filter\n \n \n Water\, food\, snacks and a pack to haul it in.\n \n Ther e is no potable water at the campsite so bring all you will need or a water filter for the creek if you'd like (warning: steep hill/trail to and from camp to creek)\n \n \n Work boots or tough hiking boots (sturdy footwear)\n Rain gear\, layers\, wor k attire aka: clothes that look superb when dirty! \n Safety glasses and work gloves if you have them \n A warm change of clothes after a fun filled day \n \n  \n \n Evergreen will provide:\n \n \n All t he tools\n Work gloves if you would like them\n A few snacks if you need them\n \n Ride options\n \n Note: Ebikes are not permitted on the Kettle Cres t or surrounding area trails\, so bring your analo g bike.\n \n \n While our ride schedule is usually made ad-hoc\, here's a sample schedule of what Ke ttleFest usually looks like (note this is not an a ccurate schedule\, just an example):\n \n \n Jungl e Hill\n \n \n Easy Option: 10 miles\, 1300 ft. cl imbing\, 2500 ft. descending\n Medium Option: 14 m iles\, 2300 ft. climbing\, 3300 ft. descending\n H ard Option: 18 miles\, 3600 ft. climbing/descendin g\n \n For the easy and medium options\, we shuttl e up to the top of Sherman Pass and start up the K ettle Crest trail. The hard option starts from the campground with about 1300ft of climbing to get u p to Sherman Pass. After climbing on the Kettle Cr est there is an optional detour to Columbia Mounta in which has an awesome 360-degree view. For the e asy option\, riders can turn around after Columbia Mountain and descend all the way back to the camp ground. Otherwise\, riders will continue climbing and descending along the Kettle Crest until the to p of Jungle Hill where the payoff awaits….\n \n \n Old Stage to Midnight Ridge to Kettle Crest to Ju ngle Hill\n \n \n Easy Option: Old Stage/Midnight Ridge loop\, 10 miles\, ~2\,850 ft. climbing/desce nding\n Medium Option: Old Stage/Midnight Ridge lo op + Kettle Crest to Jungle Hill\, 17 miles\, ~5\, 000 ft. climbing/descending\n Hard Option: Pedal f rom Jungle Hill Campground to Old Stage/Midnight R idge loop + Kettle Crest to Jungle Hill\, ~30 mile s\, ~7\,000 ft. climbing\n \n Up West Side of Old Stage and descend the scenic Midnight Ridge trail. Up and over Copper Butte (elev. ~7100') around Sc ar Mountain and then up to Wapaloosie and a fun de scent to Jungle Hill and the Jungle Hill Campgroun d. Views go for miles when up on the Crest.\n \n \ n Upper/Lower Taylor Ridge\n \n Another full day o f riding. Those intersted in making the drive out to Taylor Ridge (about 1 hour) can go out to do th at. Taylor Ridge is a 18 mile ride with 2\,600ft o f climbing and 5\,600ft of descending. Those that want to stay nearer to camp can do another varieat ion of the rides listed above.\n \n \n Republic Sk ills Park\n \n Have younger kids who just want to ride features? Take the short drive to Republic to their mountain bike skills park located right off of Highway 20 about 30 minutes from Jungle Hill.  https://maps.app.goo.gl/nvYPoVi6QBXPTwRUA (https:/ /maps.app.goo.gl/nvYPoVi6QBXPTwRUA)\n \n \n Gibral tar\n \n Gibraltar is located outside Republic\, a nd is a worthwhile loop to ride around Quartz Moun tain.\n \n \n Difficulty level: Intermediate with a few advanced line options\n Descent: 2\,750 ft \n Mileage: 13 miles (or as long as you want to g o!)\n Description: The Gibraltar Trail is a backc ountry getaway weaving through rugged terrain and offering expansive views. Open to hikers\, mountai n bikers\, and equestrians\, the trail gives way t o sweeping sights of the Sanpoil River Valley to t he southwest and Thirteen Mile Canyon to the south east\, with the Kettle Crest visible from along th e ridge. Dog-friendly and approachable for interme diate riders\, it’s a great spot to explore the Co lville National Forest while taking in some of the region’s best vistas. Best ridden in the fall\, s pring\, and early summer.\n Access: From Republic \, head east on SR 20 for 7.3 miles turning right onto Hall Creek Road FR 99 (from Kettle Falls\, he ad west on SR 20 for 36 miles turning left onto FR 99). Continue for 0.3 mile turning right onto FR 2053. Follow this good dirt road 5.0 miles to trai lhead.\n Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/BT5Gz kGrKHcna1zdA (https://maps.app.goo.gl/BT5GzkGrKHcn a1zdA)\n \n \n  \n \n \n Saturday\, July 18th:  Tr ail work day and Cookout\n \n \n Work Location TBD \n \n \n We'll start rounding up at 8:30am for a 9 pm Safety discussion at the Jungle Hill Trailhead before being assigned tools and carpooling to the worksite. \n \n Bring snacks\, plenty of water\, a nd a sack lunch. After we complete our tasks\, we will then return back to the campground and likely will have people wanting to ride.\n \n We'll star t grilling dinner around 6pm\, hang out around the campfire (or propane pit)\, share stories\, and m ingle.\n \n \n If you have any questions or concer ns about Kettle Fest\, please reach out to Mic McL ane at Mic@evergreenmtb.org (mailto:Mic@evergreenm tb.org)\n \n \n Hope to see you out there!\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \nClick the following link for the latest event details: https://www.evergreenmtb.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/event/info&reset=1&id=3450 \n \n
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Local Weather Information: https://forecast.weather.gov/M apClick.php?lon=-118.448&lat=48.631 

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Check out this great article in Cr aft MTN magazine about the Kettlefest a few ye ars ago!

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Join Evergreen Mountain Bike All iance Statewide Staff and the Evergreen East chapt er for 5 days of epic riding and camping at Kettle Crest in Colville National Forest! If you can't j oin for the entire time\, come for as long as work s for you. Folks with kids\, the campground is a g reat spot for the little ones to ride around.

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Enjoy some of Washington’s best backcountry s ingletrack in a remote\, alpine setting. In an ann ual tradition\, riders from all across the region including Seattle\, Spokane\, Coeur d'Alene\, Bell ingham\, and B.C. converge to hang out\, experienc e awesome trails and give back to the area with a day devoted to trail work. Most of the rides have a healthy dose of climbing\, but there are lots of great ride options\, so come join us for another awesome year at Kettle Crest!

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More detail s to follow\, but we'll plan to do one full day of trail work on Saturday\, swapping stories around the campfire over a cold beer and\, of course\, an d riding some epic alpine singletrack.

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Pl ease note there is no cell phone service at the ca mpground or where we will be riding. Group rides w ill be leaving around 9 am - 10am each morning (th is varies based on what folks are feeling). Note: the groups rides are not scheduled (9am is just th e usual time people tend to start gearing up to go out and ride)\, the format is very casual. 

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Directions: 

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We'll be camping at the Jungle Hill C ampground\, which is between the towns of Repu blic and Kettle Falls. Feel free to use any empty site when you arrive. Depending on how many folks show up we may have to squeeze a couple folks into the larger sites\, or if you have a camper/van/tr ailer\, their is plenty of space below the campgro und where the community area will be set up.

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What to bring:

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Evergreen wi ll provide:

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Note: Ebikes are not permitte d on the Kettle Crest or surrounding area trails\, so bring your analog bike.

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While our rid e schedule is usually made ad-hoc\, here's a sampl e schedule of what KettleFest usually looks like ( note this is not an accurate schedule\, just an ex ample):

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Jungle Hill

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  1. Ea sy Option: 10 miles\, 1300 ft. climbing\, 2500 ft. descending
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  2. Medium Option: 14 miles\, 2 300 ft. climbing\, 3300 ft. descending
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For the easy and medium optio ns\, we shuttle up to the top of Sherman Pass and start up the Kettle Crest trail. The hard option s tarts from the campground with about 1300ft of cli mbing to get up to Sherman Pass. After climbing on the Kettle Crest there is an optional detour to C olumbia Mountain which has an awesome 360-degree v iew. For the easy option\, riders can turn around after Columbia Mountain and descend all the way ba ck to the campground. Otherwise\, riders will cont inue climbing and descending along the Kettle Cres t until the top of Jungle Hill where the payoff aw aits….

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Old Stage to Midnight Ridge to Ke ttle Crest to Jungle Hill

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  1. Easy O ption: Old Stage/Midnight Ridge loop\, 10 miles\, ~2\,850 ft. climbing/descending
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  2. Medium Option: Old Stage/Midnight Ridge loop + Kettle Cre st to Jungle Hill\, 17 miles\, ~5\,000 ft. climbin g/descending
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  3. Hard Option: Pedal from Ju ngle Hill Campground to Old Stage/Midnight Ridge l oop + Kettle Crest to Jungle Hill\, ~30 miles\, ~7 \,000 ft. climbing
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Up West Side of Old Stage and descend the scenic Midnight Ridge trail. Up and over Copper Butte (elev. ~7100') ar ound Scar Mountain and then up to Wapaloosie and a fun descent to Jungle Hill and the Jungle Hill Ca mpground. Views go for miles when up on the Crest.

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Upper/Lower Taylor Ridge

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Anot her full day of riding. Those intersted in making the drive out to Taylor Ridge (about 1 hour) can g o out to do that. Taylor Ridge is a 18 mile ride w ith 2\,600ft of climbing and 5\,600ft of descendin g. Those that want to stay nearer to camp can do a nother varieation of the rides listed above.

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Republic Skills Park

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Have younger k ids who just want to ride features? Take the short drive to Republic to their mountain bike skills p ark located right off of Highway 20 about 30 minut es from Jungle Hill. https://maps.app.goo.gl/nvY PoVi6QBXPTwRUA

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Gibraltar

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G ibraltar is located outside Republic\, and is a wo rthwhile loop to ride around Quartz Mountain.

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🚲 Difficulty level: Intermediate with a few advanced line opti ons
🚲 Descent: 2\,750 ft
🚲 M ileage: 13 miles (or as long as you want to go!)🚲 Description: The Gibraltar Trail is a backcountry getaway weavi ng through rugged terrain and offering expansive v iews. Open to hikers\, mountain bikers\, and eques trians\, the trail gives way to sweeping sights of the Sanpoil River Valley to the southwest and Thi rteen Mile Canyon to the southeast\, with the Kett le Crest visible from along the ridge. Dog-friendl y and approachable for intermediate riders\, it’s a great spot to explore the Colville National Fore st while taking in some of the region’s best vista s. Best ridden in the fall\, spring\, and early su mmer.
🚲 Access : From Republic\, head east on SR 20 for 7.3 miles turning right onto Hall Creek Road FR 99 (from Ke ttle Falls\, head west on SR 20 for 36 miles turni ng left onto FR 99). Continue for 0.3 mile turning right onto FR 2053. Follow this good dirt road 5. 0 miles to trailhead.
🚲 Maps link: https://map s.app.goo.gl/BT5GzkGrKHcna1zdA

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Saturday\, July 18th:  Trail w ork day and Cookout

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Work Locatio n TBD

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We'll start rounding up at 8:30am f or a 9pm Safety discussion at the Jungle Hill Trai lhead before being assigned tools and carpooling t o the worksite. 

Bring snacks\, plenty of w ater\, and a sack lunch. After we complete our tas ks\, we will then return back to the campground an d likely will have people wanting to ride.

We'll start grilling dinner around 6pm\, hang out around the campfire (or propane pit)\, share stori es\, and mingle.

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If you have any question s or concerns about Kettle Fest\, please reach out to Mic McLane at Mic@evergreenmtb.org

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Hope to se e you out there!

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