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Ride Summary:
A high elevation singletrack ride.
Trail Description:
All of this ride is above 6000 feet and passes through alpine meadows and past a sparkling mountain lake. The views of the North Cascades are spectacular and the riding is moderately technical.
Follow the Freezeout Ridge Trail for approx. 4 miles to it's junction with the Tiffany Lake Trail.
Turn left on the Tiffany Lake Trail and follow it for about five miles to Tiffany Spring Campground.
Turn left on Forest Service Road 39 and ride back to Freezeout Ridge and your car.
How to get there:
From Winthrop, head north on the East Chewuch Road. Just before the bridge over the Chewuch River, bear right onto Forest Service Road 37. Follow Forest Service Road 37 to it's junction with Forest Service Road 39 and bear left onto road 39. Follow this road to Freezout Ridge and the trail head for the Freezeout Ridge Trail. Park here. Continue past entrance to state park, the road turns to dirt here. Take the first left turn you come to. Follow road for about 2.5 miles until you come to a large marshy pond. Park here.
| Posted by: Liliam on 8/16/2011 |
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This piece was cgonet, well-written, and pithy.
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| Posted by: Old Man on 7/18/2004 |
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On the east side of Freeze Out Pass you will be riding in areas that burned in the 2003 fires. The trails have some washed outs, from the big rains of early June 26th, from Freeze Out Pass down into the Salmon Drainage. Best to ride counter clockwise
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| Posted by: Daniel on 8/12/2002 |
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Had a great ride yesterday! No snow, just sun and lots of furry marmots running around in the beautiful high alpine meadows covered in wild flowers. The trail is in excellent condition and the hike-a-bike to the summit is HIGHLY recommended (watch out for that chilly wind as you look for Mt. Baker off in the distance).The high altitude makes this a very strenuous ride. Bring at least 80oz of fluid to stay hydrated.You can do this ride in reverse by starting at the Tiffany Springs Campground trailhead. That is the less strenuous version of the ride, but still difficult enough for the average intermediate/advanced rider. You need to be confident of your abilities to ride this one.This ride has it all: true singletrack, technical riding, steep DH, mud in places, streams, downed logs, roots and rocks, long climbs, fast descents, beautiful forest scenery. Enjoy!
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| Posted by: mark on 7/19/1999 |
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Rode/hiked on 7/13/99. Still lots of snow on northfacing slopes...wait abit longer for melt. Views, adventure, and the blast down Freezeout Ridge were excellent.
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