4 miles
Distance
1,922 ft
Climb
-326 ft
Descent
00:14:02
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Lower Alder Ridge Trail

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
More Stats for Lower Alder Ridge bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,595 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,367 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,006 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,387 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,983 ft
  • Grade
    7.839%
  • Grade max
    -31.261%
  • Grade min
    51.571%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    4,280 ft
  • Distance flat
    845 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:02
  • Avg reverse time
    00:19:52
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Status:
on Jul 26, 2020
Dry
Avg: 3.35 (3 votes)

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  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
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  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
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  • 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
  • Other Other
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      Lower Alder Ridge Trail Reports

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      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
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 43 miles avg distance
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      • 24 rides
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      Aug 5, 2017 @ 10:41am
      Aug 5, 2017

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      flag boxxerace TRAILFORKS (Sep 11, 2016 at 20:23)
       Looks good, thanks for sharing!
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