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Trail Description:
This lowland area is also used annually as the Loop #2 area of the MS Ride. It features a compact trail system with minor ups and downs and is best ridden counterclockwise to maximize your "downs". Trails have been built and named by local equestrians and you will often find them out there. So, be polite. They built it. This rambling area also is great for Boot Camp grads as well as those who want to get a good, relatively dry ride in during the wet months. The glacial till comprising the trail bed drains quickly after a rain and holds up to the traffic very well. This is Weyerhauser land and they are kind enough to allow passive recreational use. So abide by their requests to continue further use here.
Head upstream on the dirt road and you can either take your first left, up a gated logging road, or ride further up and around a gate on the main Griffin creek road. About 2 miles beyond the gate is a hard left. take that and you soon will find the trails. Most run into one another and will cycle you around most of the area. There ae side trails and the area is not too big. So, exploration is a possibility.
How to get there:
Coming from Seattle: go east on I-90 to the Preston-Fall City exit. Turn left, over the freeway and then right, towards Fall City. Once in town, turn right, over the bridge on 202 and then a left, heading north on 203. Take that road about 5-6 miles to NE 11th and turn right. There will also be a Camp Don Bosco sign there. Parking is up the dirt road on the left before the Snoqualmie Valley trail. There is ample parking nearby also. Head upstream on the dirt road and you can either take your first left, up a gated logging road, or ride further up and around a gate on the main Griffin creek road. About 2 miles beyond the gate is a hard left. take that and you soon will find the trails. Most run into one another and will cycle you around most of the area. There ae side trails and the area is not too big. So, exploration is a possibility.
Additional Notes:
Trail Description Courtesy of the Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club
| Posted by: GTR on 6/3/2011 |
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Note that the Griffin Creek property was sold at some point prior to 2010. No trespassing signs have been posted, and the new owners actively patrol the property and turn away trespassers. Avoid.
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| Posted by: Mr. October on 2/16/2010 |
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If you dont think horses can ruin a trail or do less damage than mountain bikers go ride here and see the wreckage for yourself. Some of the trails are totally overgrown and the ones that are not are so pockmarked and strewn with oddball sized rocks dug up from horses that it just is not the smae place it used to be. Maybe in the summer with dry weather it may be better.
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| Posted by: The Martay! on 12/6/2007 |
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Very fun place to ride. We just rode it after the great storm and it's very dry. The road up is a nice warm up and the sidgle track at the top is fun, not overly technical but a gas none the less, very similar to Tolt Tree farm.. The Forest around the single track area is very much like the forests around Ranger Creek and Palisades near Crystal Mountain. We're talking exceptional canopy, with lush fern growth under the canopy. This could be a great ride even when it's raining. Enjoy and thank Weyerhouser for the use of the land.
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| Posted by: TNT on 12/20/2004 |
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Great winter riding area, the single track stays very clean. The 3 mile road leading in is the only poor area for drainage. Not the biggest place to ride right now but a solid 1.5 hours of single track that will beat you up if your not ready. No killer hills up and if you put together counter clockwise loops you will be rewarded with a couple of nice quick downhills.
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| Posted by: the ripper on 8/31/2004 |
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Lots of bear poop, watch out fer bears; the blackberries seem to to be more dangerous!
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| Posted by: kevin@bbtc.org on 4/5/2004 |
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Trail is in good condition right now. Still needs a spring cleaning. Only downside to this trail is: 1.equestrians built it 2. Equestrains ride there.
So, as long as you don't mind the occassional horse on the trail and the smell of horse sheet in the parking area, this place is a nice alternative to Tolt when it is overcrowded. After riding there a year now, I actually prefer it. Once you get the names on the trails down you can start linking some cool laps and put in some serious mileage.
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| Posted by: Tom on 10/8/2003 |
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Fun for a quick ride. Once you are up on the hill, the single track weaves through the previously logged area to connect the old logging roads. Trails tend to be on the tight side, which makes for fun and fast riding. It's a LARGE area so allow enough time to explore.
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