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2.5 miles
Distance
14 ft
Climb
-817 ft
Descent
00:16:29
Avg time
-803 ft
Altitude change
1,345 ft
Altitude min
2,148 ft
Altitude max
2,148 ft
Altitude start
1,345 ft
Altitude end
-6.1%
Grade
-47.1%
Grade max
6.3%
Grade min
568 ft
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
1,102 ft
Distance flat
00:16:29
Avg time
Lower Return Policy Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaRaging River State Forest
Snoqualmie, Washington -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 60 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Year Opened2021
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Land OwnerDepartment of Natural Resources
New trail opened July 2021 that extends Return Policy all the way down to the Raging River. Will eventually be part of the connection to Taylor Mountain and will eventually connect all they way to the Raging Tiger trail. For the next few years, return options for riders are either climbing back up the trail, or taking the logging road back back to the intersection with Canyon Creek DH. This trail was built by WA DNR's awesome trail crew.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 20 miles average
6 Months
- 69 rides
- 22 miles avg distance
All
- 239 rides
- Last: Oct 11, 2026
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5 Reviews & Comments
carsunkey
Freshly cleared. No more blackberries or foxglove beat downs.
JSS-Seattle
Lower Return Policy is a well built pointless trail. It feels like a climbing trail, except there's no fun descent. There are better ways to add mileage if that's what you're looking for.
dsoike
If you’re considering this over climbing up to CCDH, just suck it up and do the climb. CCDH is waaay better.
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