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Recommended Routes in North Cascades - 20

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Favorite Top of Road climb before Chikamin DH.  This is the sign for the Chikamin Tie trail that climbs up and over to Mad Lake.  Start of the DH is across the road.
Intermediate/Difficult

Chikamin Tie to Chikamin Creek Loop

15.6 mi 25.2 km 3,019' Up 920.24 m Up 3,014' Down 918.53 m Down

Leavenw…, WA
Favorite Riding along the rocky cliff edge on the Little Bald Mountain Trail.
Difficult

Little Bald Mountain Loop

23.4 mi 37.6 km 3,589' Up 1093.96 m Up 3,589' Down 1093.9 m Down

Cle Elum, WA
Favorite Grinding up to scenic Cutthroat Pass in the North Cascades.
Intermediate/Difficult

Cutthroat Trail

11.7 mi 18.9 km 2,472' Up 753.48 m Up 2,472' Down 753.52 m Down

Stehekin, WA
Favorite Singletrack through fields of wildflowers
Intermediate

Buck Mountain Loop

13.0 mi 21.0 km 2,066' Up 629.79 m Up 2,059' Down 627.71 m Down

Winthrop, WA
Favorite The Buck Lake Trail in early June
Intermediate

Buck Lake Loop

11.9 mi 19.1 km 1,486' Up 452.89 m Up 1,489' Down 453.75 m Down

Winthrop, WA
Favorite Rendezvous Hut on the Cub Trail.
Intermediate

Rendezvous Basin Loop

11.1 mi 17.8 km 1,714' Up 522.52 m Up 1,709' Down 520.83 m Down

Winthrop, WA
Favorite The last few turns before the bottom
Intermediate/Difficult

Bear Mountain Figure 8

15.9 mi 25.6 km 2,667' Up 813.05 m Up 2,665' Down 812.23 m Down

Twisp, WA
Favorite A smooth passage through the forest.
Easy/Intermediate

Big Valley Trail

3.6 mi 5.7 km 283' Up 86.28 m Up 294' Down 89.67 m Down

Winthrop, WA
Favorite Looking back whence you came, i.e., Harts Pass.
Intermediate

Slate Peak

27.8 mi 44.8 km 4,925' Up 1501.15 m Up 4,928' Down 1501.94 m Down

Winthrop, WA

North Cascades Biking

  • 539 Miles 868 Kilometers of Trail
  • 20 Recommended Routes
  • 30 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 116 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 38 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Trails in North Cascades - 164

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1.8 mi 2.8 km #1Rock Crusher
Intermediate
Skykomish, WA
Intermediate
Skykomish, WA
1.0 mi 1.5 km #2P.B.R. (Powered by Rudolph)
Difficult
Skykomish, WA
Difficult
Skykomish, WA
0.9 mi 1.4 km #3Golden Spike
Easy
Skykomish, WA
Easy
Skykomish, WA
0.8 mi 1.3 km #4Lichen It
Intermediate
Skykomish, WA
Intermediate
Skykomish, WA
0.6 mi 1.0 km #5Luvin It
Intermediate
Skykomish, WA
Intermediate
Skykomish, WA
0.9 mi 1.5 km #6Morooka Motion
Easy
Skykomish, WA
Easy
Skykomish, WA
0.6 mi 1.0 km #7Slingshot Wookie
Difficult
Skykomish, WA
Difficult
Skykomish, WA
0.5 mi 0.9 km #8Piranha Bird
Intermediate
Skykomish, WA
Intermediate
Skykomish, WA
0.7 mi 1.1 km #9Berserker
Very Difficult
Skykomish, WA
Very Difficult
Skykomish, WA
0.1 mi 0.2 km #10Dirty Poodle
Intermediate
Skykomish, WA
Intermediate
Skykomish, WA

Photos of North Cascades - 260

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Luke Strobel stepping down on P.B.R.
Oct 7, 2015 near Skykomish, WA
Matt Orlando throws in a bar turn during a morning lap on Berserker.
Aug 11, 2017 near Skykomish, WA
P.B.R. has all the big hits and fun jumps to get you airborne in style.
Sep 12, 2017 near Skykomish, WA
Cody Olsen of Evergreen MTB Alliance sticking to the snow like glue.
Oct 28, 2017 near Twisp, WA
Riley Seebeck of FlowPhotoCo. testing the new 2018 Giant Trance on the rock.
Oct 28, 2017 near Twisp, WA
Mixture of rock, dust and steep. Multiple lines keep it fresh every time you ride this trail.
Dec 8, 2018 near Cle Elum, WA
Lower down you reach an awesome root section with plenty of line choices.
Dec 8, 2018 near Cle Elum, WA
Such. Good. Root Sections.
Dec 8, 2018 near Cle Elum, WA