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- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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The Kettle Crest Trail North is the backbone of the Kettle Crest Trail System and is part of the 44 mile- long Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. Twenty other trails connect into it, and virtually the entire trail offers impressive scenic views of diverse habitat in the region. In many spots along trail, there are panoramic views of the Kettle River Valley both to the East and the West.
There are no campsites with water on the Crest, so if you are hiking the whole trail, you should consider access to the main trail from a side trail for overnight camping. The side trails also make convenient loops for hiking the trail in sections.
Lack of human development means that the Kettle Range has some of the best remaining wildlife habitat in Eastern Washington. Hikers may spot cougar, moose, mule deer and black bear. In the summer months, an impressive number of wildflowers grace the meadows along the trail.
There are no campsites with water on the Crest, so if you are hiking the whole trail, you should consider access to the main trail from a side trail for overnight camping. The side trails also make convenient loops for hiking the trail in sections.
Lack of human development means that the Kettle Range has some of the best remaining wildlife habitat in Eastern Washington. Hikers may spot cougar, moose, mule deer and black bear. In the summer months, an impressive number of wildflowers grace the meadows along the trail.
source: NE Washington Trails
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #2,726
- State Ranking
- #60
- Trails
- 11
- Total Distance
- 28 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 16 miles
- Total Descent
- 10,095 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,166 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,821 ft
- Reports
- 19
- Photos
- 13
- Ridden Counter
- 34
Popular North Kettle Crest Mountain Bike Trails
Recent Trail Reports
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Current Trail Warnings
| trail | date | info | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stickpin | Jul 23, 2017 @ 7:25pm Jul 23, 2017 |
Photos of North Kettle Crest Mountain Bike
trail: Upper Taylor Ridge
7 | Upper Taylor Ridge, Colville
Jun 14, 2018 @ 7:57am
Jun 14, 2018
trail: Upper Taylor Ridge
5 | Upper Taylor Ridge, Colville
Jun 13, 2018 @ 8:49pm
Jun 13, 2018North Kettle Crest Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Cabin/Stickpin Trail Loop | 6 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Rode it this past weekend at kettle fest.... | Jul 16, 2018 @ 9:56am 2 days | ||
 | trail | Thanks for your comments! where was the downed... | Jul 1, 2018 @ 10:20am Jul 1, 2018 | ||
 | trail | Thanks to everyone who has put in the love to... | Jun 30, 2018 @ 8:51pm Jun 30, 2018 | ||
| report | A group of us heading from Grand Forks down to... | Jun 21, 2018 @ 11:56am Jun 21, 2018 | ||
| report | Taylor is open and ready for an Epic... | Jun 9, 2018 @ 3:16pm Jun 9, 2018 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
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| colville | add | report | Upper Taylor Ridge | Jul 16, 2018 @ 7:02pm 2 days |
 | ACree | add | report | Kettle Crest Trail - Taylor Ridge to Boulder Creek and 2 more | Jul 16, 2018 @ 10:26am 2 days |
| TimRidesBikes | comment | trail | Upper Taylor Ridge | Jul 16, 2018 @ 9:56am 2 days |
 | jmahler | add | report | Kettle Crest Trail - Taylor Ridge to Boulder Creek and 2 more | Jul 16, 2018 @ 7:31am 2 days |
| jmahler | add | ridelog | Jul 16, 2018 ride log | Jul 16, 2018 @ 7:28am 2 days |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Creek Summit Trail | 1 | 4.5 km | |||
| Central Kettle Crest | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8.9 km | |
| Ferry County Rail Trail | 32 | 5 | 11.1 km | ||
| Gilpin Grasslands Provincial Park | 1 | 14.8 km | |||
| South Kettle Crest | 8 | 2 | 17.9 km |
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