Ride Reports
06 | 13 | '26
Woke up at sunrise and headed to Darrington this morning before my weekend became too busy for mtb. I parked at the lower shuttle area and while climbing, I immediately noticed the foxglove in full bloom in many places on the mountain. It reminded me...
Submitted by tomvale on 6/12/26
11 | 27 | '25
I have not ridden this yet, but there is an excellent review of the park by YouTuber "bad biking" when he rode all the trails in this park in November 2025.https://youtu.be/0ufIg8wtpwE?si=-xqkiyZV3uH6k_01
Submitted by TransPhattyAcid on 6/12/26
06 | 10 | '26
After yesterday’s convergence zone soaked us up in Everett, I figured I could go a bit South to Duvall and ride around Cherry Valley in drier conditions. There were wet roots and soggy foliage to ride through but the dirt was hero and well drained....
Submitted by tomvale on 6/10/26
06 | 08 | '26
Got a quick ride in this morning at the Gulch before the rains came for the next two or three days and make everything a little bit greasy. There is a tree blocking Mukraker about 2/3 the way down (you can bunny hop it) but other than that all the tr...
Submitted by tomvale on 6/8/26
06 | 06 | '26
Check with the Chelan County Sheriff's Office before venturing to the Butte Downhill! Link here if website not overloaded.
Submitted by tomvale on 6/7/26
06 | 04 | '26
Spent my morning and day waiting for a darn car transport company that never showed up. I had about three more hours until nighttime plans were to start so I thought, “With the Levo, I could get a whole Butte loop in and still have time to clean up.”...
Submitted by tomvale on 6/5/26
06 | 03 | '26
This morning I needed a quick bike ride near Snohomish to have a bunch of fun before I de-winterize the RV. I went to Lord Hill to do as many trails as I had time for and then went off to do my errands for the day. I started with the West View, a...
Submitted by tomvale on 6/3/26
05 | 28 | '26
This morning near Manson, I wanted to explore the Goat Mountain radio site to the north and east of the Outback of the Echo Ridge trail system. The weather was cloudy and cool which was ideal but the radio tower summit was not visible so I stayed ins...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/27/26
05 | 24 | '26
I only had enough time for a short ride close to town today so I went to Saint Edwards State Park and parked at the QFC. I just started riding around on the trails and stopping to look at the map pretty often since I don’t come here a lot. The dirt w...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/25/26
05 | 23 | '26
This morning, a buddy and I drove to Darrington and parked at the shuttle lot, climbed to the summit for the views, and descended for the thrills. We did two runs today. The first run was Hoot Owl and Skyline and then we climbed back up to the upper...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/23/26
05 | 22 | '26
Today I got up early in Manson and drove to Echo Ridge to ride and go look for more deer. I parked at the Bottom of Bergman Gulch (currently closed until July for mtb). If you don’t climb the road, you must climb Waterbar Heaven which is what I did....
Submitted by tomvale on 5/23/26
05 | 20 | '26
On my way over the Cascades to take care of family business in Chelan, I stopped in Leavenworth to enjoy a really fun ride on Rosy Boa and Ribbed. I figured I’d get it done midweek now, instead of during the “zoo” that’s gonna happen over Memorial Da...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/21/26
05 | 15 | '26
I’ve been away for two weeks at my daughter’s college graduation in Alabama, and then a family ‘decompression’ from the festivities in Myrtle Beach, SC afterwards. Now that I’m back from the flat lands, I went to Darrington early this morning to ge...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/15/26
04 | 26 | '26
Before I did some landscaping chores, I wanted to get a ride in during the cool morning temperature under the Gulch’s canopy. There were still some small wet spots on trails but most were running very well. Mukraker was the wetter one but the rest we...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/26/26
04 | 23 | '26
Before I left the Chelan area today, I went up to Echo Ridge early to catch a few views and hopefully some wildlife. There was a group of four deer walking on the side of the road about a couple miles from the ski resort. So that was promising. I par...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/23/26
04 | 22 | '26
Last night in Chelan, we had high wind and an overnight early morning rain. It stopped after 8am so I grabbed the bike and climbed the Butte to catch the damp soil. The sandy clay in the upper half of the Butte road was clogging my tread in a couple...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/22/26
04 | 20 | '26
Before the rains come Tuesday and Wednesday I wanted a ride in Mount Vernon to explore the neighborhood spur trails I haven’t been on at Little Mountain Park. I usually climb to the top for some pictures and then come down Pitch N Roll, Huff N Puff,...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/20/26
04 | 18 | '26
Snohomish County roads department has almost completed the grading and clearing of the Mountain Loop highway! But the past week’s snow kept them from opening the winter gates for this weekend. So a buddy and I took our gravel bikes from the Deer Cree...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/18/26
04 | 17 | '26
With the dry, Spring, weather we got going on for several days, I took the mtb to Lord Hill to get some good dirt and close to home. All the trails have dried well and only a couple puddles in a few spots. All the flowy or tech stuff here was in grea...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/18/26
04 | 12 | '26
Before the next couple of days of rain, I decided to go to the midpoint of Out of the Blue before all the roots get really wet again. Climbing the road up to that midpoint was all clear except for the last third where several trees covered the road f...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/12/26