By Matthew Tangeman Attractions. In an area crowded with motors — where the smell of exhaust often intermingles with that of pine and where 700cc engines churn trails to dust — finding a quiet and maintained mountain bike ride is a...Read More...
Attractions: A dirt road connecting from Leavenworth to the Blewett Pass Road passing through nice forests and with expansive views of town and Icicle Canyon. Technically easy but with some sustained uphills, this is a good ride for beginning mountain...Read More...
The Mission Ridge Trail is another ride (or hike) to enjoy in the Devils Gulch area. This is a higher, harder route that undulates along one of the ridges confining Devils Gulch. For a full (i.e., exhausting) day of mountain biking,...Read More...
Nice views over Wenatchee Heights and Columbia River Valley. Nice wildflowers in spring and early summer. It’s much cooler up here during the heat of summer. There’s also a large elk herd up in this area. Maps: USGS 7.5-minute series...Read More...
Photo: This connector trail between Ski Hill and Freund is much more than a few miles of new trail. A few trails do not a system make. A system needs trails of various lengths and difficulties. Trail systems provide loops...Read More...
Freund Canyon is Leavenworth’s backyard mountain biking hill. In under two hours you can leave Leavenworth on a bike, grind uphill, scream downhill on fast trails, and be back in town. If you’re a Leavenworth visitor with a family in...Read More...
Photo: Icicle Ridge delivers big-screen view from Icicle Ridge of Stuart (right) and Colchuck (left). After a brutal 4,800-foot climb up Fourth of July Creek, you reach Icicle Ridge with its big-screen views of the nearby Stuart Range and it’s...Read More...
Photo: When one man’s upper is another woman’s downer. By Andy Dappen A mile into the hike he says, “I love this grass and how it undulates like waves in the wind. She says, “It’s windy every time we...Read More...
A short outing in the foothills above Peshastin. The route starts with a quiet trip through the woods and ends with a steep ridge walk/ride up to an unnamed peak offering pretty views of both the Enchantments and the Wenatchee Valley. Map:...Read More...
In hot weather the three elements for beating the heat in the outdoors are shade, water, and elevation. Cooney Lake gives you all three. A shady, forested trail up Foggy Dew Creek helps control the heat on the approach. A...Read More...
