3 miles
Distance
2,444 ft
Climb
-202 ft
Descent
01:23:57
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Merritt Lake Details
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Riding AreaNason Ridge
Leavenworth, Washington -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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DirectionUphill Primary
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Climb DifficultyDouble Black Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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SeasonJun - Oct
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#39727 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity55 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
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Land ManagerUSFS
A rooty, rocky, techy climb to Merritt Lake, where the Nason Ridge trail continues along the ridge, ultimately dropping to near Lake Wenatchee. Generally ridden as a climb to access Nason Ridge. Expect to walk some to all of this trail depending on fitness and skill levels.
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More Stats for Merritt Lake bike trail
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Altitude change2,241 ft
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Altitude min3,046 ft
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Altitude max5,287 ft
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Altitude start3,046 ft
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Altitude end5,287 ft
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Grade15.614%
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Grade max-31.998%
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Grade min95.047%
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Distance climb2 miles
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Distance down1,841 ft
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Distance flat387 ft
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Avg time01:23:57
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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GarrettTimm
(Jul 17, 2017 at 17:58)
This is a slow going, tight spaced push-a-bike to Merrit Lake. Rode it two days ago, 7/17/17, and there were numerous down trees, bushes growing into trail, lots of flowers, and endless ankle-biter boulders to navigate. It took roughly and 1.5hr to push up. Lots of bugs, long sleeves and bug spray advised.
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NavinM
(Aug 16, 2017 at 19:59)
Beautiful but not a single track. I pretty much carried my bike for 3 miles. Coming down wasn't that much faster. I would not recommend this in wet season. Double Diamond rating is a misnomer; It's not difficult, just laborious.
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