746 ft
Distance
10 ft
Climb
-82 ft
Descent
00:00:55
Avg time

The Yard Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Beacon Hill
    Spokane, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • Global Ranking
    #18209 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #18097 in Trail Running
    • #22808 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Evergreen East Mountain Bike Alliance

Lots of tight corners and switchbacks making it for a more challenging descent and climb than the Upchuck route.

Access Info

Accessed off of Disorderly Conduct and Tiny Tots for a descent down to Upchuck. For climbing, peel off of Upchuck after crossing the gully.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for The Yard mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -71 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,235 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,311 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,311 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,240 ft
  • Grade
    -9.539%
  • Grade max
    -28.796%
  • Grade min
    13.502%
  • Distance climb
    126 ft
  • Distance down
    460 ft
  • Distance flat
    161 ft
  • Avg time
    00:00:55
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:48
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on Apr 23, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.33 (6 votes)
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      The Yard Trail Reports

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      Apr 23, 2025 @ 9:06am
      Apr 23, 2025
      Apr 14, 2025 @ 5:46pm
      Apr 14, 2025
      Trail is great, some recent forest management maintenance left some debris (larger cut branches, sticks) and ruts from tracked equipment.
      Mar 26, 2025 @ 3:26pm
      Mar 26, 2025
      Feb 25, 2025 @ 9:27am
      Feb 25, 2025
      reporter
      Dec 11, 2024 @ 11:27am
      Dec 11, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 20 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 264 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,735 rides
      • Last: Jun 14, 2025

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      Oct 20, 2024 @ 2:19pm
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      Jun 24, 2016 @ 7:17am
      Jun 24, 2016
      196 |
      Sep 25, 2009 @ 10:24pm
      Sep 25, 2009
      245 |
      Sep 25, 2009 @ 10:24pm
      Sep 25, 2009

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      Beacon Hill - Tiny Tots and The Yard
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