Graham got to play tour guide for me and
Matthew on Saturday and showed us some cool trails around Chuckanut and
Blanchard that we'd never run before.
- Rock trail: many steps passing Chuckanut sandstone boulders and cliffbands, connecting Lost Lake up to the top of Chinscraper; impressive trail building!
- Crazy mountain bike descent: cuts off of Fragrance Lake at main junction near the bottom of Chinscraper, on the north side, and is very steep with multiple 4-to-8 foot drops, including one directly after a hairpin turn. Ends on the Interurban about .6 miles north of the Fragrance Lake trailhead.
- Connector from clear cut to DNR roads and Blanchard: steep, dropping down through loose dirt, rock and branches, some brush and mud in the trees after the clear cut, a pretty darn fun trail (minus the zooming dirt bikes, unfortunately).
A fun time-on-legs day with good vertical gain...
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| Pausing along the classic Chuckanut Ridge trail |
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| Rock Trail |
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| Back at the clear cut, after 30 miles and 8,700' of gain, before the final descent to the cars |
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| San Juan Islands |
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