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- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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A network of trails in the Alder Creek tree farm, just west of the McDonald Forest.
Owned by Starker Forests. Recreational access requires a free permit that must be renewed yearly in person at the Starker Forests main office, open M-F between 7am and 4:30pm.
The use of trails is not allowed when travel will result in leaving a track in the mud, or when there is significant standing water on the trail.
Open trails are natural tread. The entire forest is active for logging, so conditions may change day-to-day or season-to-season.
Owned by Starker Forests. Recreational access requires a free permit that must be renewed yearly in person at the Starker Forests main office, open M-F between 7am and 4:30pm.
The use of trails is not allowed when travel will result in leaving a track in the mud, or when there is significant standing water on the trail.
Open trails are natural tread. The entire forest is active for logging, so conditions may change day-to-day or season-to-season.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
AKA: Skillings
Access Info:
Top of Skillings Rd. No parking at the gate; closest legal parking is at the end of Oak Creek Rd in the McDonald Forest.
Files
- Alder_Creek_Bike_Map_2019.pdf (266 KB)
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Region Details
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Activities
Region Status
Caution as of Jul 31, 2020Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 10
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 10
- Trails Hike
- 10
- Trails Trail Running
- 10
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Total Distance
- 10 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,844 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,631 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,134 ft
- Reports
- 131
- Photos
- 2
- Ridden Counter
- 393
Popular Alder Creek Mountain Biking Trails
Alder Creek Mountain Bike Routes
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 3 miles avg distance
Photos of Alder Creek Mountain Bike
trail: Starker Tie Road
3 |
Jul 28, 2020 @ 11:57am
Jul 28, 2020
trail: Southridget
57 |
Jul 16, 2018 @ 7:53pm
Jul 16, 2018Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark Naked | Jul 31, 2020 @ 10:47am Jul 31, 2020 | Dry | dlewis10 | ||
| Word to Your Mother | Jul 29, 2020 @ 9:02am Jul 29, 2020 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Skillings Connector | Jul 29, 2020 @ 9:02am Jul 29, 2020 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Starker Tie Road | Jul 29, 2020 @ 9:02am Jul 29, 2020 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Southridget | Jul 29, 2020 @ 9:02am Jul 29, 2020 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Skillings Road | Jul 23, 2020 @ 1:53pm Jul 23, 2020 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Narnia Forest | Jul 23, 2020 @ 9:08am Jul 23, 2020 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| As You Wish | Jun 24, 2020 @ 5:48pm Jun 24, 2020 | Variable | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| BSC | May 8, 2020 @ 12:00am May 8, 2020 | Unknown | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Clearcut Logging Road | May 8, 2020 @ 12:00am May 8, 2020 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | dlewis10 | add | report | Stark Naked | Jul 31, 2020 @ 10:49am Jul 31, 2020 |
| SendItEveryday | vote | trail | Stark Naked and 1 more | Jul 30, 2020 @ 9:33am Jul 30, 2020 |
| SendItEveryday | ridden | trail | Stark Naked and 1 more | Jul 30, 2020 @ 9:33am Jul 30, 2020 |
 | tbmaddux | add | report | Word to Your Mother and 3 more | Jul 29, 2020 @ 3:19pm Jul 29, 2020 |
| tbmaddux | add | photo | in Corvallis, Oregon, United States | Jul 28, 2020 @ 11:57am Jul 28, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | rip. | Jul 14, 2019 @ 12:30am Jul 14, 2019 | ||
| trail | AHHHH! Fun, slow, aptly named. | Jul 14, 2019 @ 12:20am Jul 14, 2019 | ||
 | trail | I'll be honest, the top part of this climb,... | Oct 22, 2018 @ 6:23pm Oct 22, 2018 | ||
| trail | Just awful once you climb past the entrance to... | Oct 5, 2018 @ 8:55am Oct 5, 2018 | ||
| trail | Tricky trail. Definitely not beginner friendly... | Sep 4, 2018 @ 7:21pm Sep 4, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald Forest | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3.3 km | |
| Chip Ross Park | 4 | 3.8 km | |||
| Bald Hill Natural Area | 8 | 4.1 km | |||
| Tum Tum | 6 | 8.7 km | |||
| Marys Peak | 1 | 3 | 12 km |
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