6 miles
Distance
3,143 ft
Climb
-526 ft
Descent
1 miles
High Point
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Details

  • Riding Area
    Mad River - Entiat
    Plain, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #43785 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

The Cougar Ridge Trail begins 10 miles behind gated FS road 5700. Trailhead not accessible by passenger vechicle, gated road is open to hikers, mountain bikes, motorcycles and stock.

Cougar Ridge Trail ends at Tyee Ridge Trail #1415. Access to Cougar Mountain Viewpoint Trail, and summit of Cougar Mountain. The first 2 miles of the trail out of Mad River are steep with very tight switchbacks. The trail runs from Mad River Trail #1409 to the Tyee Ridge Trail #1415.

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More Stats for Cougar Ridge Trail - WA bike trail
  • Altitude change
    2,618 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,519 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,519 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,137 ft
  • Grade
    7.821%
  • Grade max
    -21.36%
  • Grade min
    86.846%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    1 miles
  • Distance flat
    888 ft
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Status:
on Aug 14, 2018
Very Dry
Avg: 3 (1 votes)

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  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
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      Cougar Ridge... Trail Reports

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      Aug 14, 2018 @ 7:08am
      Aug 14, 2018
      		 reporter Trail closed due to the Cougar Creek Fire of 2018. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6053/
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