1.3 miles
Distance
684 ft
Climb
-16 ft
Descent
00:22:21
Avg time

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    North Slope Trails
    Olympia, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2022
  • Land Owner
    Department of Natural Resources

BioChar is the main climbing trail for Northslope and is meant to provide riders the option of going to, DNR, Low Key, Bones, or LTD/Scoby. It's meant to be direct but not a total blowout and keep you off the shuttle road as much as possible. If you like to earn your laps but are sick of getting dusted by shuttle rigs and bro dozers then Jimbo made this trail for you. It heads up through some really nice forest that will provide a cool climb come summer. It starts right at the exit of DNR and finishes out on a old road grade just below road A5200 which is closed to vehicles. Keep following the road A5200 uphill and you will see will DNR trail on your left.

Options: To get to the top of DNR keep heading up A5200 until you get to the yellow gate, which is near the top of the shuttle road (A5000). Take a left and keep heading uphill to see the start of DNR. Head over to Low Key if you like.

To get to Lower Bones take a left on Loki moto and head over.

To get to LTD or Scoby take ORV Tie trail to A5000 then pedal a short uphill to those trails.

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More Stats for BioChar Climbing Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    668 ft
  • Altitude min
    458 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,127 ft
  • Altitude start
    459 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,129 ft
  • Grade
    10%
  • Grade max
    -15.7%
  • Grade min
    30.7%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    184 ft
  • Distance flat
    614 ft
  • Avg time
    00:22:21
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:20
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on Aug 8, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 5 (3 votes)
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      BioChar Climbing... Trail Reports

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      Aug 8, 2024 @ 2:49am
      Aug 8, 2024
      		 This trail is a GRIND! But it’s in great condition and the perfect option to get up top if you can’t shuttle.
      Jun 24, 2024 @ 4:52am
      Jun 24, 2024
      Mar 17, 2024 @ 7:39am
      Mar 17, 2024
      Feb 10, 2024 @ 6:37am
      Feb 10, 2024
      May 28, 2023 @ 6:22am
      May 28, 2023
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      • 5 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 132 rides
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      • 479 rides
      • Last: Sep 14, 2024

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      Jun 4, 2022 @ 9:09am
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