– 7.2 miles
– 2,200 of vertical
Start at the Fairy Pond TH parking. Head out FS Rd 2060 for ~1.7 miles to Wonder.…
Wonder Out and Back
– Distance: ~8 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2200’/3550′
– Elev. gain/loss: 1660’/-1660′
Starting from the Fairy Ponds trail head, follow Wonder 4-miles up all the way to the Lunch Rocks at the intersection with Fell on Knee and then 4-miles back down.…
Wonder – Fell on Knee – Hitt
– Distance: 8.2 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2011’/3547′
– Elev. gain/loss: 1699’/-1699
This is a pedestrian and mt bike route.
From the Fairy Ponds TH, head north on Wonder around the quarry and up to meet…more Wonder.…
PCT – Split Rock Tr – McDonald Peak Loop
– Distance: 8.5 miles
– Min/max elev.: 6515’/7186′
– Elev. gain/loss: 1023’/-1023′
Starting at Mt Ashland, head west through the Mt Ashland parking lot and onto FS Road 20.…
Lewis Carroll Double-Hump Loop
– Distance: 8.9 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2217’/3407′
– Elev. gain/loss: 2300’/-2300′
Starting at Witzend, head out Waterline, up Bandersnatch, turn right at Red Queen.…
Bandersnatch – Red Queen – Caterpillar – Lewis Loops – Caterpillar – 2060 – White Rabbit – Alice – Bandersnatch
– Distance: 9.1 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2216’/3852′
– Elev. gain/loss: 2038’/-2038′
Starting at Witzend TH, head out Waterline, up Bandersnatch, turn right at Red Queen.…
Split Rock to Wagner Butte (and back)
– Distance: 9.4 miles
– Min/max elev.: 6519’/7187′
– Elev. gain/loss: 2381’/-2381′
Head north from the Split Rock TH and climb the occasionally faint and narrow trail to McDonald Peak.…
2060 – Hitt Rd – Strawberry – Granite Loop
– Distance: 9.6 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2011’/4041′
– Elev. gain/loss: 2128’/-2128′
– Pedestrian and Mt Bike
Starting at Fairy Ponds TH, head out FS Rd 2060 for ~4.9 miles.…
Bandersnatch – Red Queen – Caterpillar – Toothpick – Catwalk – 4 Corners
– Distance: 10.6 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2217’/4375′
– Elev. gain/loss: 2445’/-2445′
Starting at Witzend, head out Waterline, up Bandersnatch, turn right at Red Queen.…
2060 – Ricketty – 2060 – Hitt – Fell on Knee – Hitt – Strawberry – Granite
– Distance: 10.8 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2011’/4252′
– Elev. gain/loss: 2423’/-2423′
– Pedestrian and Mt Bike
From the Fairy Ponds TH, head south out FS Rd 2060 for ~3.6 miles.…
Classic Mt Bike Routes from Mt Ashland
Access to Mt Ashland from Ashland is a mere 40-minutes, but the number of routes back to town are numerous with a vertical drop ranging from 4,000 to 5,000+ feet.…
Mt Ashland to town via Dirt Roads
– Distance: 11.1 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2217’/6569′
– Elev. gain/loss: 33’/-4385′
Sometimes you want to take the easy way down the mountain and this is one of those routes, probably the most direct and quickest, but also potentially full of hikers, runners and uphill bikers.…
Mt Ashland to town via Bull Gap, Missing Links, Martys, Caterpillar, Lizard, Rabbit Hole, Alice and BTI
– Distance: 11.6 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2220’/6570′
– Elev. gain/loss: 441’/-4800′
From the Mt Ashland parking lot, head down the Bull Gap trail (for the first half-mile it is double-track, then single-track).…
Mt Ashland to town via Bull Gap, Missing Links, Catwalk, Lizard and Jabberwocky
– Distance: 12.3 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2217’/6576′
– Elev. gain/loss: 675’/-5035′
From the Mt Ashland parking lot, head down the Bull Gap trail (for the first half-mile it is double-track, then single-track).…
Mt Ashland to town via Bullgap and Lower Bullgap, Missing Links, Catwalk, Martys, Lizard and Jabberwocky
– Distance: 11.8 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2217’/6569′
– Elev. gain/loss: 609’/-4961′
This is a mostly downhill ride with a smorgasbord of cross-country riding, technical and steep, and some flowy and bermy.…
Mt Ashland to Ashland Descent (run/hike)
– Distance: 11.2 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2215’/6577′
– Elev. gain/loss: 120’/-4482′
This is a great training run for WSER and other ultrarunning events. Catch a mt bike shuttle up, and run down.…