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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
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- Variable
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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
- Global Ranking
- #2,985
- State Ranking
- #62
- 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
- 2
- Photos
- 1
Popular North Kettle Crest Mountain Bike Trails
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Taylor Ridge | Feb 12, 2018 @ 9:57am Feb 12, 2018 | colville | ||
| Stickpin | Jul 23, 2017 @ 7:25pm Jul 23, 2017 | bizango-x |
Current Trail Warnings
North Kettle Crest Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Ridge Trail #74 | 13 miles | |
| Ryan Cabin/Stickpin Trail Loop | 6 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Blow down everywhere. Easily 200 . Stay away... | Jul 17, 2017 @ 9:23am Jul 17, 2017 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsdm83 | add | ridelog | May 11, 2018 ride log | May 11, 2018 @ 6:46pm May 11, 2018 |
 | colville | add | report | Lower Taylor Ridge | Feb 12, 2018 @ 10:03am Feb 12, 2018 |
| colville | add | photo | in Colville, Washington, United States | Feb 12, 2018 @ 9:41am Feb 12, 2018 |
 | coyote69sheldon | wishlist | trail | Upper Taylor Ridge and 1 more | Feb 11, 2018 @ 6:14pm Feb 11, 2018 |
 | NEWATrails | add | route | Ryan Cabin/Stickpin Trail Loop and 1 more | Feb 9, 2018 @ 3:08pm Feb 9, 2018 |
Nearby Riding Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Creek Summit Trail | 1 | 4.5 km | |||
| Central Kettle Crest | 2 | 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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