Lower West Fork Teanaway
Info
Most rides in this post start from the Teanaway Campground and are only a sample of the trail systems are available. There are also several miles of logging road in various states of use for the non-singletrack users. The valley trails are the most beginner friendly and can be accessed by heading West (left) out of the campground and then going around the gate at the end of the pavement and looking for the trail in the field.
Camping is free and the DNR has installed porta-potties which are serviced on a regular basis. There is no fresh water available at the campground. There are no designated campsites, it's first-come, first-served and you pretty much claim your space. The campground is situated along the Teanaway River and there a serveral good swimming holes for a refreshing post-ride swim. The Teanaway Outpost, small general store, is located just a couple miles from the campground making it a great place to resupply.
This land was purchased by the State of Washington in October 2013 and is now known as the Teanaway Community Forest. More info here.
Ride Reports
The overview is a little misleading. None of the trails start from the campground. You have to exit the campground and follow the paved road west to the end and go around the yellow gate. The river run trail is a little hard to find but starts right after the gate on the right. The PDF for this r...
Temps in the 70's and sunny -- perfect weather. Did the loop and sidetrip on the GPX download from the Navigation page - totaled out to about 20 miles and 2,300+ vertical. If you haven't ever ridden there expect some good climbs, some steep dusty sand surfing descents, some wonderful...
Joined a ride advertised on the Evergreen Calendar, and so did some 12 other riders - despite being a large group, we were going strong, which was much needed on this loop. We took off from the Rat Pac bike park around 10am, went up the fire road for about 4.5 miles, then d...
Know going in, this is a rough trail. Chewed up by motos, overgrown and extremely hazardous to bike, life and limb. One in our party ripped his derailleur off on a rock in the trail and had to carry bike out last 3 miles. Bottom half is in good shape, top half is challenging, to...
The unusually wet and cool summer means the Teanaway is riding great. The rain has kept the sand in great shape. Use the GeoPDF on this site and go explore. The South loop on that map is a very popular ~12 mile loop.