Mountain Bike Washington
Washington State Mountain Bikers Unite Here
World class potential
Backers laud what’s already here; admit effort is fragmented
By Stephen Maher, Sports Editor
The Wenatchee World
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Ask a mountain biker — from west of the mountains or east — what their favorite ride in the state happens to be, and invariably the answer will be Devil’s Gulch near Cashmere.
Dan Lowell rides his mountain bike down the Mission Ridge trail above Cashmere in 2007. The Mission Ridge trail and the nearby Devil’s Gulch trail are two of the more popular rides in the state.
Inquire about their favorite spot — and you’re likely to hear the Methow Valley.
Ideal urban system? How about the Sage Hills trails bordering the city of Wenatchee.
North Central Washington boasts more than 2,000 miles of trails designated for mountain bikes — with the vast majority on the publicly owned Okanogan-Wenatcheee National Forest.
Combine that number with varied terrain, good weather eights months a year and ample services — hotels, restaurants and bike shops — and the region is considered one of the best places to ride in the state.
But it could be better, even world class, say the sport’s proponents.
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