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.…
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Mt Ashland Summit Trail Out and Back
– Distance: ~2.1 miles
– Min/max elev.: 6570’/7488′
– Elev. gain/loss: 913’/-2′
Start at the U.S. Forest Service kiosk next to the Mt. Ashland parking lot.…
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Grouse Gap Loop
– Distance: ~5.4 miles
– Min/max elev.: 6515’/6782′
– Elev. gain/loss: 360’/-360′
Starting at Mt Ashland, head west through the Mt Ashland parking lot and onto FS Road 20.…
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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.…
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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.…
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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).…
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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).…
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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.…
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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.…
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Mt Ashland to town via Bullgap, Lower Bullgap, Missing Links, Catwalk, Toothpick, Caterpillar, Rabbit Hole, Alice and BTI
– Distance: 12.3 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2216’/6575′
– Elev. gain/loss: 573’/-4929′
This is a mostly downhill ride with a cross-country flair. From the Mt Ashland parking lot, head down the Bull Gap trail (for the first half-mile it is double-track, then single-track).…
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Mt Ashland to town via Bull Gap, Missing Links, Eastview, Catwalk, Lizard and Jabberwocky
– Distance: 16.3 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2216’/6575′
– Elev. gain/loss: 963’/-5322′
This is a combination xc country-downhill ride featuring some double-track, narrow single-track and some flow trails.…
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Mt Ashland Hillclimb Run (race route)
– Distance: 13.3 miles
– Min/max elev.: 1905’/7489′
– Elev. gain/loss: 5624’/-41′
This event typically starts near City of Ashland’s Development building at the bottom of Lithia Park near the plaza in downtown Ashland.…
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Mt Ashland to town via Time Warp, Marty's, Caterpillar, Lizard, and Jabberwocky
– Distance: 14.8 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2217’/7016′
– Elev. gain/loss: 675’/-5021′
Starting at Mt Ashland, head west through the Mt Ashland parking lot and onto FS Road 20.…
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Mt Ashland to town via Time Warp, Catwalk, Lizard and Jabberwocky
– Distance: 15.5 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2217’/7016′
– Elev. gain/loss: 840’/-5200′
Starting at Mt Ashland, head west through the Mt Ashland parking lot and onto FS Road 20.…
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Mt Ashland to town via a mix of roads and trails
– Distance: 17.4 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2217’/6569′
– Elev. gain/loss: 662’/-5019′
Sometimes you don’t want the challenge of unrelenting single-track, but you’re OK with some climbing on the way down, especially if you get some good views; this might be your route.…
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SOB 50 Mile Course
– Distance: 49.1 miles (actual miles are closer to 50)
– Min/max elev.: 4052’/7489′
– Elev. gain/loss: 8370’/-8370′
Starting at the Mt Ashland lodge, head southwest through the parking lots to Road 20 briefly before turning left on FS 40S15.…
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