2.0 miles
Distance
417 ft
Climb
-35 ft
Descent
00:23:08
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Mad River (Blue Creek to Alder) Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    Mad River - Entiat
    Plain, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #77891 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #718 in Dirtbiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 95 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Manager
    USFS

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Mad River (Blue Creek to Alder) is a 2 mile popular blue singletrack trail located near Plain Washington. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 417 ft blue climb. On average it takes 23 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mad River (Blue Creek to Alder) bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    382 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,430 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,817 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,435 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,817 ft
  • Grade
    3.616%
  • Grade max
    -6.654%
  • Grade min
    13.85%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    1,478 ft
  • Distance flat
    456 ft
  • Avg time
    00:23:08
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:53
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Status:
on Jul 19, 2021
Dry
Avg: 3.5 (4 votes)

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      Mad River (Blue... Trail Reports

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      Jul 19, 2021 @ 10:02pm
      Jul 19, 2021
      		 A bit dusty already.
      Oct 3, 2020 @ 4:43pm
      Oct 3, 2020
      		 Perfect riding conditions.
      Jul 18, 2020 @ 9:07pm
      Jul 18, 2020
      		 All clear and open for wheeled travel.
      May 25, 2020 @ 10:01am
      May 25, 2020
      		 Seasonal Closure still in effect
      Oct 7, 2019 @ 8:55am
      Oct 7, 2019
      		Seasonal closure posted on 10/5
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      Jul 18, 2020 @ 9:09pm
      Jul 18, 2020

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