4.4 miles
Distance
1,613 ft
Climb
-309 ft
Descent
01:29:34
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Ape Canyon Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
    Randle, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #3443 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #57513 in Trail Running
    • #20704 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS

Amazing Ride with Amazing scenery This trail is ridden as an out and back fantastic views of Mount Saint Helens, lava flows, Ape Canyon and of the surrounding area! Ridden as an out and back, it can be extanded by continuing on the Plains of Abraham. The only downfall of this trail is it is an out and back and is popular with hikers, so you need to watch your speed as you will come across other people going both up and down.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Ape Canyon Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,303 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,876 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,179 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,876 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,180 ft
  • Grade
    5.6%
  • Grade max
    -21.3%
  • Grade min
    48.2%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    4,833 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,650 ft
  • Avg time
    01:29:34
  • Avg reverse time
    00:48:40
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on Sep 2, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.7 (31 votes)
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      Ape Canyon Trail Trail Reports

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      Sep 2, 2024 @ 11:58am
      Sep 2, 2024
      Jul 8, 2024 @ 6:09am
      Jul 8, 2024
      		 Downed trees are cut out. Running great!
      Jun 27, 2024 @ 9:41pm
      Jun 27, 2024
      		 Rode 6/26/24. In great shape, with exception of 3 deadfall, 2 of which require dismount and last of which takes a little care and attention to get...
      Sep 3, 2023 @ 11:14pm
      Sep 3, 2023
      		 Low clouds and mist made for perfect conditions!!
      Aug 29, 2023 @ 8:10pm
      Aug 29, 2023
      		 The trail got a little moisture overnight and was in primo shape today.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 69 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      All
      • 918 rides
      • Last: Sep 2, 2024

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      Jun 22, 2023 @ 7:18am
      Jun 22, 2023
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      Jun 21, 2023 @ 5:41pm
      Jun 21, 2023

      Routes with this trail

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      Ape Canyon to Plains of Abraham (IMBA Epic)16 miles
      Ape canyon & smith creek loop23 miles
      Ape Canyon / Plains of Abraham Full Moon out and back10 miles
      Mount St. Helens Weekender78 miles

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      youtuber Plains of Abraham and Ape Canyon
      11:44 | 207 | Aug 14, 2023 , Randle
      youtuber VOTR Ape Canyon to Smith Creek
      14:26 | 876 | Jul 25, 2019 , Randle
      youtuber VOTR Ape Canyon to Plains of Abraham
      9:13 | 1037 | Jul 31, 2018 , Randle
      youtuber Ape Canyon Full Moon
      2:51 | 773 | Jul 31, 2018 , Randle

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