Mountain Bike

4 miles

Distance

1,694 ft

Climb

-72 ft

Descent

00:14:02

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Lower Alder Ridge Trail

USFS
Land Manager

Lower Alder Ridge Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Horse
- Dirtbike
- Observed Trials
Riding Area

Mad River - Entiat
Plain, Washington
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Hard
Season

July - October
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Rock Garden
Global Ranking

#33708 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Dirtbiking
- 5 in Horseback
- 5 in Observed Trials
Land Manager

USFS

Alder ridge is a burly climb, but the most direct route into the Mad Lake area. Being a moto trail, conditions are highly dependent on the recent weather. Expect deep dust and loose rock in late summer. As a descent, this is one of the longest in the state. Thankfully it is not shuttleable, which keeps it from seeing too much use.

Access Info

Alder ridge trailhead off of Chiwawa River road.

Local Trail Association

Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Lower Alder Ridge bike trail trail

Altitude change

1,622 ft
Altitude min

2,372 ft
Altitude max

3,994 ft
Altitude start

2,372 ft
Altitude end

3,996 ft
Grade

8%
Grade max

-9.3%
Grade min

49.3%
Distance climb

3 miles
Distance down

1,470 ft
Distance flat

866 ft
Avg time

00:14:02
Avg reverse time

00:19:52
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Status:

on Jul 26, 2020

Dry

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
White
Green
Blue
Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

Photos

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Aug 5, 2017 @ 10:41am

Aug 5, 2017

1 Review & Comments

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boxxerace TRAILFORKS (Sep 11, 2016 at 20:23)

Looks good, thanks for sharing!

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status	date	description
	Jul 26, 2020 @ 8:18am Jul 26, 2020
	Jul 15, 2019 @ 10:07am Jul 15, 2019	Great condition but starting to get sandy.
	Jul 31, 2018 @ 10:26am Jul 31, 2018	reporter Due to public safety concerns associated with the Cougar Creek Fire, the following trails and roads are now closed on the Wenatchee River Ranger...
	Jul 29, 2018 @ 9:46pm Jul 29, 2018	All clear!
	Jul 23, 2017 @ 11:57am Jul 23, 2017	Tree down over trail

Lower Alder Ridge