– Distance: 1.1 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2208’/2511′
– Elev. gain/loss: 300’/-300′
– Mt Bike Loop starting on a multi-use trail (Wonder)
From the Fairy Ponds TH, head north on Wonder (a multi-use trail) for .6 miles.…
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Watershed Roads (For Social Distance Recreation)
58+ miles of dirt road (broadly construed) exist in the Ashland watershed and immediately south of town.
Suggestion: since more people are using the roads, consider staying on the right side (instead of side-by-side) to allow people easy separation.…
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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.…
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BTI Short Loop
– Distance: 2.3 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2215’/2739′
– Elev. gain/loss: 516’/-516′
From Witzend Trailhead parking, head north out Glenview and right up Ashland Loop Rd.…
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Alice-BTI Loop
– Distance: 4 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2216’/3173′
– Elev. gain/loss: 940’/-940′
From Witzend Trailhead parking, head north out Glenview and right up Ashland Loop Rd.…
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Wonder - 2060 Loop
– Distance: 4.4 miles
– Min/max elev.: 2204’/3044′
– Elev. gain/loss: 871’/-871′
– Pedestrian/Mt Bike (uphill-only direction on Wonder)
Starting at the Fairy Ponds TH, head north on Wonder trail, parallel to Ashland Creek.…
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Caterpillar - Lizard - Jabberwocky Mtb
– Distance: 6.5 mi
– Min/max elev.: 2215’/3546′
– Elev. gain/loss: 1438’/-1438′
Head north on Glenview and turn right on Ashland Loop Rd.…
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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.…
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.…
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.…
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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 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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