Crank Sisters Intermediate+. All gender identities are welcome. This is a no-drop ride and we will regroup as needed. Please know your skill set and be prepared for a lot of climbing. You should be able to stay on your bike most of the time and walk a section here and there —Please already have successfully ridden at least one of the following to do this ride middle/lower PT, OTG, Atlas, CCDH, and/or No Service.
This ride is limited to 18+ years old unless riding with a parent or guardian. All riders need to meet the above experience requirements.
E-Bikes: King County Parks adopts the same position as DNR: You can legally use E-Bikes on trails if you have an ADA place card in your car. Here is the link to trails that allow E-Bikes without needing an ADA card: https://www.evergreenmtb.org/ebikeaccess.
RSVP:
Before you RSVP for this ride, please sign the waiver at https//.www.evergreenmtb.org/my/waiver: Right click and click open in new window. This waiver needs to be signed once a year. When you click the link, it will tell you whether you have signed this year. If not, it will give you a link to sign it.
- Please cancel your RSVP before the ride time if you can’t make the ride. Text the rider leader Bobbie Howard: 425-219-3110 if you have to cancel within two hours of the ride.Please RSVP at least 2 hours before the ride.
Route: The route will be decided by the group. We will be riding spicy blue and black trails. Below is the list of possible trails:
Master Link and Quick Link: smooth climbing trail with some roots and rocks
East Summit: Blue Trail: downhill with roots and rocks
Side Hustle: Blue Trail: flowing with berms and rollers to jump or just roll
Iverson: Green/Blue Trail: rolling with roots and rocks
Inside Passage: Blue Trail: fast flow with some roots and rocks and exposed ridge
Joy Ride: Spicy Blue Trail: many roots and rocks with slight downhill
OTG: Single Black Trail: many rollable rooty and rocky drops
NOTG: Single Black Trail: Drops and rollable drops which are rooty and rocky
Close Encounters: Double Black Trail: Very Steap with corners, roots, and rocks
ET: Spicy Blue: Steap corners, roots and rocks
NW Timber: Blue Trail: Up and down flowing with exposed ridge at times.
Atlas: Really Spicy Blue Trail: Steap downhill with tight berms and rocky rooty
and others
Directions:
From Seattle take Exit 25 off of I90 to HWY 18 . Take a right at the bottom of the off ramp. Drive about 4 miles until you see the East Summit sign on your right. Soon after the East Summit sign you will see the wide gravel parking lot on your right. Meet at the upper parking lot by the rest rooms. Discover Pass Required if parking at upper parking lot.
- Restroom: there are restrooms at start.
Ride leader contact info: Bobbie Howard (425) 219-3110. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about this ride
Equipment:
- Please bring a mountain bike in good working order, helmet, 2+ liters of water, electrolytes, backpack with many snacks, and spare bike tube.
Conditions for cancellation: (heavy wind, lightning, flooding etc.) If a ride must be canceled, the ride leader van will attempt to contact anyone signed up by 3pm the day before the ride or in the morning day of ride.