7 miles
Distance
3,117 ft
Climb
-594 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
    • Dirtbike
    • Observed Trials
  • 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
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #43785 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Observed Trials
  • Land Manager
    USFS

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 mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2,523 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,504 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,504 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,027 ft
  • Grade
    7.333%
  • Grade max
    -23.227%
  • Grade min
    83.412%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
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Status:
on Aug 4, 2019
Dry
Avg: 3 (1 votes)

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  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
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  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Cougar Ridge... Trail Reports

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      Aug 4, 2019 @ 9:57pm
      Aug 4, 2019
      		 Must be all clear judging by the moto traffic.
      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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