Mountain Bike

2 miles

Distance

417 ft

Climb

-35 ft

Descent

00:20:13

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Mad River (Blue Creek to Alder) Trail

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Details

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

Mad River - Entiat
Plain, Washington
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Hiking SAC Scale

T1 Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Popular direction shown
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking

#40270 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 100 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 20 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association

Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
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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

00:20:13
Avg reverse time

00:26:52
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Status:

on Oct 3, 2020

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
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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

6 Months

3 rides
28 miles avg distance

Photos

16 |

Jul 18, 2020 @ 9:09pm

Jul 18, 2020

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status	date	description
	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
	Jul 15, 2019 @ 7:05pm Jul 15, 2019	Seasonal closure is lifted for Summer 2019. Trail is in good shape and rolling great now. Get it before it gets too dry.

Mad River (Blue Creek to Alder)