Tokul East
Permits are required to recreate (ride) on Campbell Global property. Information is on the Campbell Global web site linked here.
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This area is owned by Campbell Global, a timber company. See alert for Recreation Pass information. Tokul East consists of logging road climbs and a combination of loose, technical descents and flowy trails. Some of the trails are locally-famous for their flow or commitment, and a number of other areas - including Duthie Hill - take inspiration from the Tokul East standards: Flowtron 3000, Crazy Ivan, and others. Rides usually consist of several laps climbing up the logging roads and descending down the trails.
Tokul East was formerly a part of Hancock's Snoqualmie Forest, a 100,000 acre tree farm. King County has purchased most of the development rights for this forest, but much of Tokul East was kept out of that deal and it is zoned residential, with future homes possible for this area.
Unofficial map of Tokul Creek zoning and Development Rights sale.
Ride Reports
This wasn’t the best of days, and wasn't on my bucket list waiting to be satisfied. I took the Stumpjumper to Tokul East and went back to PNWheel to make another fun run down it. I stopped above the gap to inspect it and then made the attempt. Started rolling, and started the GoPro and the rest o...
Because of the showers up North this morning, I went to the 356th lot this morning a little after 8 and went up Uptown Funk and Lake Marie Road to inspect PNWheel for the first time. It was a cautious descent but a wonderful and clear trail. Next time I'm back here with a buddy, I'll go for the g...
I'm back from my road trip taking my Subaru to Alabama full of college stuff for the daughter. I stuck the hitch rack on the wife's car and took the bike to Tokul's 356th lot and headed to Uptown Funk and Lake Marie Road to descend all of Crazy Ivan by wheel or by foot. The climb up was fine on U...
On a group ride Tuesday, November 30, a bike (pretty nice) was found. Smaller size and still pretty new. Contact two zero six three eight four three seven five three.
So my rear tire (tubeless with Vittorio inserts) felt pretty soft as I pushed off at 8:00 AM from the 356th St. lot. Thirty minutes later and most of the way up the fire road to the Tokul East entrance to Golden Spike it was definitely flat; felt mushy and slow and sounded wrong. I pushed on but...
So the Tokul lot was empty at 8:00 AM this morning, guess Wednesday is a popular day for working! Not for me though; I rode Flowtron twice and Two Fernz once, then huffed up to the top of Upper Ivan XC (pic related). I ripped Upper Ivan XC and Midtown XC, then completely blew through the ha...
Halloween ride up the Tokul East Climb to Last Frontier, back up for Between Two Ferns, then all the way up again for Upper Ivan XC then down Upper and Lower Midtown. Took about two hours total; Tokul East is raw and burly. Blackberries are starting to retreat a bit given cooler weather, and dirt...
Left from 356th Drive lot about 8:00 AM, plenty of parking. Rode fire roads up Tokul East, and down Two Fernz and Last Frontier. Despite two crashes it went faster than expected, so I went back up and took Golden Spike over to Tokul West. Some mud holes on Spike, and pretty overgrown but I kept g...
Left from 356th and SVT lot about 8:00 AM, did Tokul East climb to top of Flowtron. Flowtron is pretty over grown and eroding due to recent rains, some switchbacks are heavily rutted. I crashed once pretty significantly, those blind switchbacks with small root drops in the descent are tricky! Fro...
Parking were closed sometime this week. No access to the trails.
Multiple windows broken on my friend‘s Syncro between 1PM and 3PM. Due to after-market locks the f****rs couldn’t open the doors and weren't willing to mar their anterior scales by slithering into the van over the glass left behind. Post info if you saw anyone, human or reptile, to help us identi...
Super blown out sand, gravel and moon dust. Lots of briars encroaching. Badly needs rain and a reset; there are spots running dry right now that I’ve never seen dry before.
Did a West to East circumnavigation yesterday. Found the west end trails in perfect condition. Golden Spike still has some elephant traps, more so on the west end. East is in decent shape, but definitely more face whippers (FT3K) and atomized corners (Crazy Ivan & KGB).
Trail conditions were great and weather was good. BUT, be aware a WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife officer (contracted by CambellGlobal) was checking for permits. I had mine, but apparently 90% don't. First offense is a warning and your in their database, second offense they charge...
Great conditions at TKE, as usual for this weather. Roadbeds were a little wet, but trails were awesome. Pretty slippery with the frost coming in, but firm tundra.
Tokul East intermediate/advanced Crank Sisters ride. This was my first time leading on a Cranksisters Group Ride through EMBA. The rain was coming down pretty strong, however we got a window of sunshine starting around 10am. We rode on Last Frontier, Megawatt, and OGDH. The trails wer...
I am new to these trails, and relatively new to mountain biking. I just picked up a permit a couple of weeks ago, asking myself if this is worth the $50 annual fee. The lower elevation and relative nearness to home compared to where I usually ride at this time of year were tempting. &...
Rode Flowtron climbed to Middle OGDH then over to to Midtown to Lower Crazy Ivan. Flowtron has some blackberry whipper surprises, OGDH dried out nicely, Upper Midtown dry and dusty, Lower Midtown completely overgrown with blackberries so rerouted to Lower Crazy Ivan via fire road....
New to the area and just been exploring some trails. Flowtron was good but overgrown, OGDH and Goosechase were better. Golden spike was great not too muddy and west side trails were good too. Logging is finished on The Middle? Ending on Tokyo Drift was great. Was looking for more info on permits...
Ride from East to West was terrific. A few were overgrown, as expected, and Golden Spike was pretty muddy with a few deep holes, but really fun. Look forward to trying it when its a little dryer later in the summer. Trails are marked really well--a few closed for harvesting (Poopy D and The Middl...
We only did a few trails on the east side but it was well worth the ride over from the west. We came over from the west side so a few friends could ride down Flowtron that hadn't riden it before and it was really loose and dusty. I was hoping with the recent rain it might be a little...
Rode some of the standards - FT3K, Safety First, Upper Ivan & Midtown - and found generally awesome conditions, but the tight switchbacks are definitely getting loose with ball bearings and dust. Will appreciate a bit of rain this week!
Lots of folks out there yesterday getting the goods, and for a good reason. In the shaded areas the trails are as good a I've ever seen them, though the clear cut by the gnome is, well, a bit muddy as expected, given the warmer temps in the sun. All in all, a perfect ride for January.
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The SVT is now closed at 356th. I assume it is also closed off of Tokul Rd.
https://kingcountyparks.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/trail-alert-snoqualmie-valley-trail-5/
If a...
No surprise this is the driest/loosest I've ever seen the trails at Tokul East, but Flowtron is in especially poor shape. Overgrown on the upper section to the point where you can't see the trail, and large blackberry vines crossing at chest and head level in the steep drainage sections combined...
Set out in search of the briefly mentioned trail from the Snoqualmie Falls parking lot and found it without too much effort. Then moved on to seeing if I could find a way to connect back to the Tokul East trail system without riding the SVT and I got darn close but ended up coming out the gate ma...
The rebuild of KGB is 99% done, and the trail is good to ride. We'll still be back out there one or two more times buffing out a few corners, the little hike-a-bike up from the stream, and fine tuning certain features, but it's all good to go.
To ride it, go all the way to the pump...
No, this isn't an April Fools joke - KGB has been reopened. The trail starts at the pump track and is clear the entire way. We are still working away at upgrading and rebuilding sections of the trail, but it's fully rideable. Just keep an eye out for new work this spring. ...
Crazy Ivan has been rebuilt from and is open for business from beginning to end and is even better than before. You can ride singletrack all the way from the powerlines down to the SVT. Still a few feet of duff that we're digging to gold, but all ridable. Go ride it!
Upp...
[Posted to Tokyl East and West for visibility]
Parked at Tokul West and rode SVT to the East. Played on some East side trails for a little while...
Flowtron was running great. Thanks for the work JVP and team! HEADS-UP -- There is a tree down near the bottom of OGDH... right after the log drop. Had to hit the brakes and duck... just knicked my camelbak going under it.
Be alert for changes and fresh work with soft dirt on the steep part of Upper Ivan. The s-turns were rebuilt today. Trail work will be going on in this zone all winter.
FLowtron is riding good again. I brushed out the trail, and I'll be back to do more brushing with the deathstick. Geoff and Armando did some raking and smoothing of the tread, which made a huge difference.
We'll do more work this winter and post the info on Evergreen's C...
As always, Tokul E is THE best spot for wet weather, winter riding without getting soaked. Work parties will be posted on the Evergreen calendar this winter.
- Flowtron 3000 is running good, but a bit brushy. The builders will be brushing it out soon, as in it's...
TKE was once my favorite local riding spot, but the logging and the use-pass turned me away for a few seasons. I decided it was time for me to dediscover TKE, so joined a few friends for an evening spin on some of the old standards and a few new-to-me soon-to-be standards. The views f...