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I-5 Colonnade

Colonnade Novice Area

Key Info

1-2-3-4 of 5 (technical difficulty)
1 of 5 (physical difficulty)
X-Country, Freeride
NW Washington

Stats

1 miles total
50' elevation gain
100% single track
47.634902 lat.
-122.323279 long.

General

Excessive trash on site continues to be a problem with the I-5 Colonnade skills park. Evergreen is currently working with the City of Seattle and REI to determine a course of action for future maintenance in 2020.

I-5 Colonnade is the first ever urban mountain bike skills park. It's part of a City of Seattle park, but was funded and constructed by Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. The park features a novice area - the Tqalu Trail; an intermediate and advanced area - Limestone Loop; a dirt jumping section; pump track; trials area and more.

Because Colonnade is primarily under the elevated spans of I-5, the surface of the main riding areas are mostly dusty and dry. However, there are several areas exposed to rain and a few trails under some new freeway leaks. When water hits the local moondust, things can get pretty slimy... so be careful after a heavy rain. Check things out first!

Skills classes are occasionally held at Colonnade; check the evergreen calendar for any upcoming events.

Note that Colonnade can eat up bikes and be quite challenging - it would be nuts to ride here without a helmet, and full face helmet and/or body armor is advised for the tricky areas.

2015 Colonnade Improvement Planning Project

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