by Ray Birks Pyramid Mountain had rolled around in my head as a ‘must do’ ride ever since I moved to the Wenatchee Valley a number of years ago. But the words brushy, slog and brutal often surfaced in forums...Read More...
Perhaps you’re on a hike and see fresh animal tracks you can’t identify. Is that paw print from a fellow hikers’ St. Bernard? Or, have you discovered the first wolf pack to re-establish in the Sage Foothills? Is that track...Read More...
A short, easy interpretive trail that follows along the old route of the Great Northern Railway and parallels Nason Creek. Activities: Hiking Nearest Town: Leavenworth Skill Level: 1 Fitness Level: 0 Distance: 1 mile round trip Access: From Leavenworth, drive 20...Read More...
The view from above the Nahahum Canyon communication site is to Cashmere what the view from Saddle Rock is to Wenatchee – an easily accessible viewpoint above the city for hikers and walkers of all ability levels. The gated road...Read More...
Attractions: This is a great introductory mountain biking route for children. The trail is flat and smooth with an occasional short hill. Most of the trail is gravel road with some double-track and very short sections of single track. The...Read More...
Wenatchee River Road – Mountain Biking and Camping by Rob Mullins The Wenatchee River Road north from Highway 2 at Chiwaukum Creek traverses an area of the Wenatchee National Forest that has become more pristine since it was closed to...Read More...
Attractions: Cannon Mountain is listed in the top 100 Peaks of Washington State as #38 at 8,638 feet. It may be the most unknown mountain of this stature in the Enchantment region and probably the most neglected. Jeff Smoot calls...Read More...
This is a nice 17-mile mountain biking loop using Forest Service Roads for the ascent and that descends back to the start on single track that flanks the lower portion of the Mad River near Ardenvoir on the Entiat River....Read More...
Washington’s Best Climb – Does It Belong to Leavenworth or Index? by John Plotz In the words of G. W. Bush, “I have strong opinions, but I don’t always agree with them.”For example, I have always felt that Outer Space...Read More...
By: Kathy Spencer (2006), Updated 5/2011 and 5/2013 with notes from Kathy Spencer . Swimming info added by Wenatchee Outdoors (July 2010). Below is a listing of most of the public access points to the Wenatchee River, starting with access...Read More...
