Description:
Evergreen's Cowlitz-Naches chapter has been working on Russell Ridge East throughout the summer, and it is now running really well, especially from Wildcat Meadow (where FR 650 meets Russell Ridge) to the bottom. They've focused most of their summer 2026 work on this lower half of Russell Ridge East and the connectors to it.

The maintenance has uncovered some great flow sections on the middle and lower sections, and the descent down to Kitten Creek remains spicy rock-n-roll gnar.

The upper section (from the intersections with FR 1384 to FR 650) runs well, but it is in a more primitive "au naturel" backcountry condition.

Local Weather During Report

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    MostlyClear
  • Temperature
    13° (5°/11°)
  • Precip
    0 mm/h
  • Wind
    11.42 km/h
  • Cloud Cover
    23%
  • Humidity
    0.55

Previous Reports

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Aug 19, 2026 @ 6:19pm
Aug 19, 2026
Great! view
Jul 1, 2026 @ 5:46pm
Jul 1, 2026
Wow folks…nice work. Trail is in great shape. view
Jun 23, 2026 @ 7:19pm
Jun 23, 2026
All down trees have been cleared from the upper trail and some tread work has been done. Upcoming EMBA work party to improve the lower sections. view

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