6 miles
Distance
872 ft
Climb
-3,558 ft
Descent
01:27:04
Avg time
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Palisades Details

  • Riding area
    410 / Mount Rainier North
    Greenwater, Washington
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail type
    Singletrack
  • Bike type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical rating
    Hard
  • Season
    June - Oct
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on trail
    Bridge, Log Ride, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #13770
  • Land Manager
    USFS

This trail has got it all. Great technical DownHill and challenging climbs. There is some hike-and bike involved on the steepest sections.
Creeks, Waterfalls and the incredible views from the cliffs make this trip extra rewarding. Its a extremely hard climb with 3000ft of vertical to concur. Forest Service Road up is easier.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Palisades mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -2,686 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,279 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,054 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,966 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,279 ft
  • Grade
    -7.867%
  • Grade max
    -147.731%
  • Grade min
    134.805%
  • Distance climb
    1 miles
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,012 ft
  • Avg time
    01:27:04
  • Avg reverse time
    00:03:31
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Status:
on Jun 22, 2017
Dry
Avg: 4.2 (10 votes)

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Trail Style
  • ?
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Directions to palisades trailhead (47.046070, -121.523640)
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Palisades Trail Reports

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Jun 22, 2017 @ 8:01am
Jun 22, 2017
 Ranger and palisades are clear and running good...shuttle rd 72 is clear...
Jun 19, 2017 @ 7:28am
Jun 19, 2017
 Some snow on upper part still but OK in general
Jun 26, 2016 @ 9:57pm
Jun 26, 2016
 Trail is clear, no more blow downs
Jun 19, 2016 @ 1:56pm
Jun 19, 2016
 Only one tree down that you had to get off to get around. Could be removed with a hand saw. Lots of brush on ground but will clear out as people...
May 4, 2015 @ 1:18pm
May 4, 2015
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Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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Nov 27, 2017 @ 12:31am
Nov 27, 2017
Palisades, Issaquah
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Aug 11, 2017 @ 2:23am
Aug 11, 2017
Palisades, Packwood
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Jul 15, 2017 @ 8:46am
Jul 15, 2017
Palisades, My City
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Jul 15, 2017 @ 8:46am
Jul 15, 2017
Palisades, My City

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