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More Stats for Porter to Peak Loop mountain bike route

Mountain Bike

28.6 miles

Distance

3,297 ft

Climb

-3,277 ft

Descent

2,466 ft

High Point

Long loop out of the Porter Camp area. Deep woods, great views at the peak Park at the bottom of Porter Trail (intersection of B-Line and C-1000). Ride B-Line through Porter Camp then go right when it turns into B-1000. About a mile up B-1000, you'll see an almost hidden entrance to Larch Mountain West on the left. Take Larch Mountain West up another 8 miles until it hits Twin Peaks Trail. Take Twin Peaks to to C-4000 road (ride up to Capitol Peak while you're at it) and hop on Crestline all the way down to Wedekind. At Wedekind, take Porter all the way back to the start. 3-6 hours, depending on your conditioning.

Route is rideable all year, but best in the late summer/early fall.

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Porter to Peak Loop is a 29 mile popular intermediate route located near Olympia Washington. This mountain bike only route can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 3,297 ft with a max elevation of 2,466 ft then descends -3,277 ft.

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Riding area

Capitol Forest
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

Both Directions
Physical rating

Hard

Larch Mountain West/Upper Twin Peaks

Porter Trail

Avg time

26 hr 36 min
Altitude min

295 ft
Altitude start

332 ft
Altitude end

354 ft
Grade max

-51.2%
Grade min

35.1%
Distance climb

13 miles
Distance down

12 miles
Distance flat

3 miles

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trail	date	description
Crestline	May 3, 2025 @ 7:12am May 3, 2025
Porter Trail	Jul 30, 2024 @ 9:42pm Jul 30, 2024	Trail was pretty overgrown with brush/grass in alot of places. I went right after a good July rain and got soaked. Some recent logging but they've done work to keep the trail maintained.
C-7000	Aug 12, 2023 @ 2:29am Aug 12, 2023
Larch Mountain West/Upper Twin Peaks	Aug 15, 2022 @ 1:51pm Aug 15, 2022	Excellent ride post poker run last weekend. This trail is listed as MTB/Hike/but it is actually a motorized trail
C-4000	Nov 27, 2021 @ 8:43am Nov 27, 2021