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      PVCA Mountain Bike Trails
      Snohomish County bought the land as a Conservation area (about 800 acres) for wildlife and wetlands protection around 2003 and closed access to the whole area. After several years and a lot of work primarily by local Mountain Bikers a portion of the area was re-opened with re-routed more environmentally friendly trails. The area consists of approx. 12 miles of trails although only about 9 miles of trails for biking. There are a few walking only trails ([please respect these) and 1 bike only trail but most trails are open to bikes, hiking and horses. The Mainline trail is fairly smooth but does have some light rooty sections and two slight hills, great for kids and beginners. It does not make a loop requiring either backtracking or taking other trails (which are much rootier and twistier) back to the main parking lot. Most of the other trails are fairly rooty with lots of twists and turns and only a few climb/descents. The trails are primarily somewhere between advanced beginner and intermediate in difficulty with the main challenge being roots, lots of exposed roots. Recent trails work in the past few years has eliminated much of the mud that had been a real issue during the winter here in the Pacific North Wet.
      Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
      eBikes Allowed: No
      AKA: PVCA
      Land Status: Conservation Reserve
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      Region Details
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      • 1
      • 10
      • 6
      • 3

      Region Status
      Open as of Apr 15, 2025
      Local Trail Association

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      25
      Trails Mountain Bike
      21
      Trails Horse
      6
      Trails Hike
      23
      Trails Trail Running
      23
      Total Distance
      12 miles
      Total Descent Distance
      4 miles
      Total Descent
      782 ft
      Total Vertical
      123 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      451 ft
      Reports
      1,995
      Photos
      335
      Ridden Counter
      17,058

      Photos of Paradise Valley Conservation Area Mountain Bike

      24 |
      Jun 21, 2024 @ 2:56pm
      Jun 21, 2024
      trail: Rogue Fern
      14 |
      Mar 14, 2024 @ 9:59pm
      Mar 14, 2024
      24 |
      Mar 5, 2024 @ 12:18pm
      Mar 5, 2024
      trail: Lloyd Detour
      26 |
      Nov 21, 2023 @ 1:41pm
      Nov 21, 2023
      trail: Lloyd Detour
      15 |
      Nov 21, 2023 @ 1:40pm
      Nov 21, 2023
      26 |
      Nov 10, 2023 @ 1:50am
      Nov 10, 2023
      trail: Cedar Run
      332 |
      Aug 1, 2020 @ 12:14pm
      Aug 1, 2020
      trail: Cedar Run
      480 |
      Jun 14, 2020 @ 3:40pm
      Jun 14, 2020

      Videos of Paradise Valley Conservation Area Mountain Bike

      Twisted via cable cam
      143 | Apr 2, 2021
      Zadok went OTB
      trail: Cedar Run
      0:06 | 427 | Jul 16, 2020
      Testing the New Trail
      0:24 | 355 | Apr 25, 2017
      Some Clips from Paradise
      trail: Cedar Run
      0:55 | 1013 | Apr 25, 2017
      Red Alder
      trail: Red Alder
      14:52 | 477 | Jan 11, 2016
      Two trees
      trail: Two Trees
      17:13 | 167 | Jan 11, 2016
      Paradise Wa.
      trail: Cascara
      14:09 | 266 | Jan 11, 2016
      Smilely tries the skinny
      0:08 | 601 | Oct 2, 2015

      Recent Trail Reports

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      ceesaraddreportactivity #69714955 and 3 more
      Apr 15, 2025 @ 5:57pm
      Apr 15, 2025
      epicxcriderdifficultyvotetrailactivity #69467656 and 2 more
      Apr 12, 2025 @ 5:52am
      Apr 12, 2025
      bouncytruckvotetrailactivity #69290450 and 1 more
      Apr 9, 2025 @ 8:13am
      Apr 9, 2025
      Leifengwishlistrouteactivity #68702351
      Mar 30, 2025 @ 10:55am
      Mar 30, 2025
      64footdanaddreportactivity #67797968 and 2 more
      Mar 15, 2025 @ 9:04am
      Mar 15, 2025

      Recent Comments

      usernametypetitlecommentdate
      FogeyStogeyreportMt. Bike Park (Little Ring)Trees have been cleared
      Nov 21, 2024 @ 4:53pm
      Nov 21, 2024
      FogeyStogeyreportMainline TrailTree has been cleared
      Nov 21, 2024 @ 4:52pm
      Nov 21, 2024
      FogeyStogeyreportLloyd's TrailTree has been removed
      Nov 21, 2024 @ 12:00pm
      Nov 21, 2024
      amckechreportCedar RunThe broken board on the 2nd skinny has been...
      Nov 9, 2024 @ 7:33am
      Nov 9, 2024
      amckechreportSouthern TraverseThe log blocking the trail has been removed
      Oct 10, 2024 @ 9:19am
      Oct 10, 2024

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Crystal Lake 7 51.2 km
      Lee Memorial Forest 17 13 km
      Tolt Pipeline 13.6 km
      Ring Hill Forest 54.1 km
      Lord Hill Regional Park 27 12 15 km

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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike219 miles617 ft3 miles121 ft
      #387#1963221,992412,931
      Horse66 miles328 ft2 miles121 ft
      6721
      Hike2311 miles627 ft4 miles125 ft
      #306#188141,8933384
      Trail Running2311 miles627 ft4 miles125 ft
      #309#1891,8932358
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