Methow Trails Summer 2018

8 | Methow Trails Love mountain biking? The Methow Valley has hundreds of miles of well-maintained, easy-to-access singletrack, doubletrack, and Forest Service roads. Methow Trails, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance–Methow Chapter, and the Backcountry Horsemen help the Forest Service maintain many of the mountain bike trails in the Valley. Love the trails? Please consider supporting these organizations. Sun Mountain Trails All levels: This is not a specific loop or route, but rather a system of trails that can be linked together to provide any length and difficulty desired. Sun Mountain has singletrack, doubletrack, and Forest Service roads. Wooded sections and wide-open hillsides provide a variety of scenic options. The Sun Mountain trails are an excellent place to spend an hour to a full day of riding. You can access the Sun Mountain trails right from Winthrop via the Winthrop Trail, or drive 8 miles towards Sun Mountain Lodge to the Chickadee Trailhead. 1 to 35 miles of riding. Methow Valley Community Trail Beginner: There are many options for great riding on the trails maintained by Methow Trails. These are the same trails used in the winter for cross-country skiing. The most popular section of the trail is from Brown’s Farm to Mazama for a 12-mile roundtrip ride. These are doubletrack trails, perfect for riding side by side. 1 to 35 miles in length. Pipestone Canyon Moderate & Advanced: A popular destination in spring and fall, Pipestone Canyon can be ridden as a loop of dirt roads or as a loop including singletrack along the rim of the canyon. The spectacular canyon is home to rattlesnakes, so this ride is best done in the spring and fall. Singletrack loop: 14 miles, dirt-road loop: 16 miles. mountain biking