9.3 miles
Distance
1,573 ft
Climb
-1,582 ft
Descent
2,403 ft
High Point

The full climb and descent option as of the 2015 season. This includes the only route to the top of Whistlepunk via a gravel road that breaks off the main paved road climb. This route will get you the full Alsea Falls experience of rocks and jumps at the top into pedaling sections, berms, tabletops, hips and doubles in the middle, and then pure flow rollers and berms at the bottom.

A mix of paved and gravel road climb all the way up to the top of the trail system (as of the 2015 season) with 1500ft of elevation gain over about 4.5 miles. Be sure to watch at the 2 mile point to turn off the paved road onto gravel on the right hand side, then stay left at the first split. After that just stay on the road and look for the trails to start on the left hand side.

It is a roughly 5-mile descent back to the parking lot via Whistlepunk, Sexy Tree, Highballer, and Springboard.

Other shorter options exist as well as alternate descents through the middle of the trail system.

Detailed Description
Whistlepunk to Springboard Loop is a 14963 popular intermediate route located near Monroe Oregon. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 8 trails. This route climbs 479.6 with a max elevation of 732.3 then descends -482.2.
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3 Reviews & Comments

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Trail-Swag (Mar 30, 2018 at 20:57)
 My goto route. Trailhead has campground right next door - no cell coverage on ATT.
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Chuckolicious (Sep 20, 2018 at 20:51)
 Just had the most amazing descent of my MTB life. Lucked out with being able to climb road with permission from the loggers, but don't come during the week as I don't think they're down to do that regularly. Congrats to Team Dirt on simply amazing trails!
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JeremyJace (May 6, 2019 at 10:41)
 Did this loop this weekend for my first real MTB outing in over 10 years. Sooo fun! Climb wasnt horrible, trails are good practice for beginners, even on a hardtail! Cant wait to go back!
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  • Riding area
    Alsea Falls
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Hard
  • Ridelogs
    514
More Stats for Whistlepunk to Springboard Loop mountain bike route
  • Altitude min
    853 ft
  • Altitude start
    864 ft
  • Altitude end
    856 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -42.1%
  • Grade min
    24.3%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,831 ft
Avg: 4.5 (2 votes)

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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

statustraildateconditiondescription
Springboard
May 4, 2022 @ 11:06am
May 4, 2022
Areas by the bridge getting pretty nasty.
Highballer
May 4, 2022 @ 11:06am
May 4, 2022
Definitely muddy in spots, with quite a few puddles.
Dutchman
May 1, 2022 @ 11:07am
May 1, 2022
Muddy areas with some standing water.
Whistlepunk
Apr 2, 2022 @ 11:51am
Apr 2, 2022
Excellent shape!
Sexy Tree
Apr 2, 2022 @ 11:51am
Apr 2, 2022
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