Photo: Looking down Frenchman Coulee from the start of this trip. by Andy Dappen There are times in the late fall, winter, and early spring when the trails of the high Cascades, as well as those throughout and the Wenatchee...Read More...
Wenatchee World had this trail featured and provides a lot of useful information. Click here to view the article. NWHikers.net also provides user-generated information for this trail. Click here to view. This route is rated as a “most difficult” for trail bike...Read More...
Attractions. Stairway to Heaven is a trail accessed from Number Two Canyon that heads up the lower slopes of Twin Peaks east of the main road usually used to access the summit. Like Suspended in Paradise, Stairway to Heaven eliminates...Read More...
Above: The Cascades from the top of Twin Peaks. Below: Wenatchee from Twin Peaks. The hike or mountain bike ride over Twin Peaks via Number 2 Canyon and with a return to Wenatchee via the Sage Hills is a...Read More...
Scenic riding, remote, nice views of the Cascades and the surrounding hills. The first several miles of this route are gated and closed to motorized vehicles. Maps: 1) Twin Peaks- South 2) Twin Peaks- North (8.5’x11” portrait/landscape or 8.5”x14” portrait/landscape). Note: use...Read More...
Scenic, forested, and very close to Wenatchee. Cool in summer. Wonderful wildflowers in the forests and meadows and on the summit’s rock terrain. Maps: View our topo map below. 7.5-minute quad for Monitor. Note: use ‘Print Preview’ before printing to...Read More...
Twin Peaks (aka Horse Lake Mountain) is the not-so-secret yet secret backyard of both Cashmere and Wenatchee. Not-so-secret because local hikers and mountain bikers know it’s there. Yet secret because, apart from the frequently used roads to the summit and...Read More...
Attractions: One of several great rides above Lake Chelan and considered by some to be one of the better rides in the state. The route as described uses roads to climb and then descends on trail. That descent is fast...Read More...
Tumwater Mountain (Mountain Bike Ride) Attractions: The climb up Tumwater Mountain (above Leavenworth) on Forest Road 7701 is a steady grind that gets the heart hammering. The road is well graded but it’s also relentless, gaining 2,700 feet over the...Read More...
This trail undulates up and down and around peaklets forming Tronsen Ridge, and gives views of Rainier, Adams and St. Helens to the south as well as Glacier Peak to the North. This is definitely a “highlight” trip or one of...Read More...
