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Mount Catherine Loop

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Key Info

2 of 5 (technical difficulty)
4 of 5 (physical difficulty)
Road Grade
Central Washington

Stats

13 miles total
2400' elevation gain
5% single track
95% fire road
0% paved
47.391 lat.
-121.3965 long.

General

This is the forest service road loop around Mt Catherine (FS #9070) and equivalent to the Mount Catherine loop trial executed by cross country skiers from the Summit at Snoqualmie. As a biker, you park at the Hyak or Summit East lot and ride halfway up the intermediate slope to the road and traverse South or left. The road continues away from the ski area and begins the route to the back country just above the iron horse trail. This road is also used by vehicles to access the back country and the Pacific Crest Trail.

Typical forest service road grade in good condition for the first half of the trip. The next quarter of the trip is a bit more primative and more rock at times until you get back to just west of Summit Central's 'Grand Junction' intersection.