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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
Land Status: Private Property
Land Manager: Starker Forests
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)
Region Supporters & Maintainers
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
13 trails
- Hike
13 trails
- Trail Running
13 trails
- Horse
1 trails
Region Details
- 6
- 3
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Jun 12, 2021Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 13
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 13
- Trails Hike
- 13
- Trails Trail Running
- 13
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Total Distance
- 14 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,123 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,631 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,134 ft
- Reports
- 232
- Photos
- 4
- Ridden Counter
- 634
Popular Alder Creek Mountain Biking Trails
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 1 rides
- 6 miles avg distance
Yesterday
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Past Week
- 6 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
Photos of Alder Creek Mountain Bike
trail: Mostly Dead Rd
33 |
Oct 15, 2020 @ 4:23pm
Oct 15, 2020
trail: Starker Tie Road
36 |
Jul 28, 2020 @ 11:57am
Jul 28, 2020
trail: Southridget
77 |
Jul 16, 2018 @ 7:53pm
Jul 16, 2018Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narnia Forest | Jun 12, 2021 @ 12:02pm Jun 12, 2021 | Ideal | tim-berjack | ||
| Skillings Connector | May 29, 2021 @ 10:35am May 29, 2021 | Ideal | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Southridget | May 29, 2021 @ 10:35am May 29, 2021 | Ideal | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Word to Your Mother | May 29, 2021 @ 10:35am May 29, 2021 | Ideal | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Stark Naked | May 29, 2021 @ 10:35am May 29, 2021 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Upper As You Wish | May 29, 2021 @ 10:35am May 29, 2021 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Lower As You Wish | May 29, 2021 @ 10:35am May 29, 2021 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Skillings Road | May 11, 2021 @ 1:04pm May 11, 2021 | Very Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| Starker Tie Road | May 11, 2021 @ 8:32am May 11, 2021 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt | ||
| BSC | Mar 17, 2021 @ 5:42pm Mar 17, 2021 | Dry | tbmaddux Team Dirt |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | tim-berjack | add | report | Narnia Forest | Jun 12, 2021 @ 8:45pm Jun 12, 2021 |
 | tbmaddux | add | report | Skillings Connector and 5 more | May 29, 2021 @ 3:12pm May 29, 2021 |
| tbmaddux | checkin | trail | Narnia Forest and 1 more | May 11, 2021 @ 1:03pm May 11, 2021 |
| tbmaddux | add | report | Skillings Connector and 7 more | May 11, 2021 @ 1:02pm May 11, 2021 |
 | dlewis10 | vote | trail | Word to Your Mother and 2 more | May 10, 2021 @ 4:22pm May 10, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | I took a pedal strike my last ride dodging a... | Sep 1, 2020 @ 6:05pm Sep 1, 2020 | ||
| 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 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald Forest | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3.3 km | |
| Chip Ross Park | 4 | 3.8 km | |||
| Bald Hill Natural Area | 13 | 4.1 km | |||
| Tum Tum | 6 | 8.7 km | |||
| Marys Peak | 2 | 2 | 12 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 13 | 14 miles | 3,123 ft | 5 miles | 1,631 ft | #3,106 | #1,416 | 4 | 232 | 279 | ||
| Hike | 13 | 14 miles | 3,123 ft | 5 miles | 1,631 ft | #2,586 | #1,312 | 234 | 14 | |||
| Trail Running | 13 | 14 miles | 3,123 ft | 5 miles | 1,631 ft | #2,586 | #1,310 | 234 | 3 | |||
| Horse | 1 | 2,415 ft | 233 ft | #678 | 69 |
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