18.6 miles
Distance
4,685 ft
Climb
-3,991 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point

This is one of our favorite flow routes in the Methow Valley and is featured in Freehub Magazine's North Cascades Photo Book, Issue 9.3.

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Freehub Magazine: Angel's Staircase is a 19 mile moderately popular expert route located near Twisp Washington. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 10 trails. This route climbs 4,685 ft with a max elevation of 8,079 ft then descends -3,991 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • eBike Allowed
More Stats for Freehub Magazine: Angel's Staircase mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    8 hr 53 min
  • Altitude change
    694 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,898 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,900 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,594 ft
  • Grade
    0.7%
  • Grade max
    -46.1%
  • Grade min
    130.6%
  • Distance climb
    10 miles
  • Distance down
    8 miles
  • Distance flat
    955 ft
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