23.0 miles
Distance
4,137 ft
Climb
-4,133 ft
Descent
4,593 ft
High Point

Shred through the ape canyon at the base of mt saint Helens all the way to smith creek. And IMBA epic

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Ape canyon & smith creek loop is a 23 mile popular expert route located near Southwest Region - WA Washington. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 4 trails. This route climbs 4,137 ft with a max elevation of 4,593 ft then descends -4,133 ft.
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  • Riding area
    Southwest Region - WA
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Hard
  • Ridelogs
    7
More Stats for Ape canyon & smith creek loop mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    4 hr 6 min
  • Altitude min
    1,712 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,849 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,854 ft
  • Grade max
    -63.3%
  • Grade min
    67.8%
  • Distance climb
    11 miles
  • Distance down
    11 miles
  • Distance flat
    5,174 ft
Avg: 5 (2 votes)

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youtuber Plains of Abraham and Ape Canyon
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Ape Canyon Trail
Sep 30, 2024 @ 12:10pm
Sep 30, 2024
What a wonderful trail! The ride through the forest is fabulous. The upper zone in the volcanic pumice was hard to ride with the ball bearing like rock and ash silt but the views are spectacular
Plains of Abraham
Sep 27, 2024 @ 10:03am
Sep 27, 2024
Amazing as always
Smith Creek Trail
Sep 27, 2024 @ 10:03am
Sep 27, 2024
Smith Creek has received some incredible trail maintenance by SHIFT! It's my first time riding this where I can actually see the trail ahead of me, and not overgrowth. A huge bit of work.
Smith Creek Trail #225
Sep 27, 2024 @ 10:03am
Sep 27, 2024
IMO, the Windy Ridge portion of the trail is really not worth it. Views to Spirit lake are amazing but the last 1/2 mile of the eastern portion of the trail is overgrown and there are few portions of trail below the cliffs that are DEFINITELY no fall zones.
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