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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 Feb 20, 2023
      Local Trail Association

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Trails (view details)
      25
      Trails Mountain Bike
      22
      Trails Horse
      7
      Trails Hike
      24
      Trails Trail Running
      24
      Total Distance
      12 miles
      Total Descent Distance
      4 miles
      Total Descent
      784 ft
      Total Vertical
      123 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      451 ft
      Reports
      1,587
      Photos
      267
      Ridden Counter
      13,791

      Photos of Paradise Valley Conservation Area Mountain Bike

      trail: Red Alder
      21 |
      Sep 17, 2022 @ 2:51pm
      Sep 17, 2022
      4 |
      Sep 4, 2022 @ 7:15pm
      Sep 4, 2022
      5 |
      Sep 4, 2022 @ 7:14pm
      Sep 4, 2022
      trail: Lloyd's Trail
      6 |
      Sep 4, 2022 @ 7:13pm
      Sep 4, 2022
      trail: Lloyd's Trail
      7 |
      Sep 4, 2022 @ 7:13pm
      Sep 4, 2022
      trail: Lloyd's Trail
      11 |
      Sep 4, 2022 @ 7:13pm
      Sep 4, 2022
      5 |
      Jul 29, 2022 @ 1:12pm
      Jul 29, 2022
      12 |
      Jul 29, 2022 @ 12:30pm
      Jul 29, 2022

      Videos of Paradise Valley Conservation Area Mountain Bike

      Twisted via cable cam
      115 | Apr 2, 2021
      Zadok went OTB
      trail: Cedar Run
      0:06 | 344 | Jul 16, 2020
      Testing the New Trail
      1:24 | 340 | Apr 25, 2017
      Some Clips from Paradise
      trail: Cedar Run
      0:55 | 924 | Apr 25, 2017
      Red Alder
      trail: Red Alder
      14:52 | 463 | Jan 11, 2016
      Two trees
      trail: Two Trees
      17:13 | 150 | Jan 11, 2016
      Paradise Wa.
      trail: Cascara
      14:09 | 259 | Jan 11, 2016
      Smilely tries the skinny
      0:08 | 538 | Oct 2, 2015

      Recent Trail Reports

      Activity Feed

      usernameactiontypetitledate
      user #1256898RheckenaddreportTwisted Hemlock and 10 more
      Mar 23, 2023 @ 11:51am
      Mar 23, 2023
      user #3081195ceesaraddreportSouthern Traverse and 3 more
      Mar 18, 2023 @ 4:51pm
      Mar 18, 2023
      user #1768668Wthowardaddreport106th Street Trail and 7 more
      Mar 17, 2023 @ 6:39pm
      Mar 17, 2023
      user #1470908AdrilaisaddreportMainline Trail and 3 more
      Mar 9, 2023 @ 4:50pm
      Mar 9, 2023
      user #3081195ceesaraddreportEphemeral and 5 more
      Mar 7, 2023 @ 6:57pm
      Mar 7, 2023

      Recent Comments

      usernametypetitlecommentdate
      user #1670108ManzaninoreportRed AlderThank you!
      Dec 13, 2022 @ 10:57am
      Dec 13, 2022
      user #1183987Enellis4944reportMt. Bike Park (Big Ring)Very nice work, thank you
      Nov 16, 2022 @ 6:31pm
      Nov 16, 2022
      user #1738679amckechreportRed AlderThat's a whole lot of blowing, Thank you.
      Oct 25, 2022 @ 9:03pm
      Oct 25, 2022
      user #1382951oncorhynchusbikereportSouthern Traverse ClimbTree down on southern traverse
      Oct 23, 2022 @ 10:01am
      Oct 23, 2022
      user #1382951oncorhynchusbikereportEphemeralWent back with saw and cleared fallen tree
      Oct 1, 2022 @ 11:04am
      Oct 1, 2022

      Nearby Areas

      namedistance
      Crystal Lake 8 51.2 km
      Lee Memorial Forest 12 13 km
      Tolt Pipeline 13.6 km
      Ring Hill Forest 54.1 km
      Lord Hill Regional Park 28 13 15 km

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      Activity Type Stats

      activitytypetrailsdistancedescentdescent distancetotal verticalratingglobal rankstate rankphotosreportsroutesridelogs
      Mountain Bike229 miles620 ft3 miles121 ft
      #343#1692531,58449,189
      Horse76 miles331 ft2 miles121 ft
      5871
      Hike2411 miles627 ft4 miles125 ft
      #287#175141,5053193
      Trail Running2411 miles627 ft4 miles125 ft
      #288#1741,5052182
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