North Fork Twentyfive Mile Creek Orv Tr1265
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Overall: 8
Aerobic: 9
Technical: 7
Steepness: 7
Flow: 7
Singletrack: 40%
As with Pot Peak Orv Tr1266, a 10mi (9% grade) dirt fireroad climb is epic...but not in a good way.
Type
Loop
Length
Avg: 20mi
Ascent
Mt Goat
Elevation Change
TH:2400'
Avg Ascent:6100'
Ascent Incline
9%
Duration
Avg: 7hr
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Review
If there were ever a reason to shuttle, the Chelan Washington North Fork Twentyfive Mile Creek Trail is it, due to the lack of a Devils Backbone Orv Tr1448 segment.
Ding: The rating takes a hit for the excessive road climb and for the area being open to ORVs, but otherwise this is one of the must-do Cascade rides, so find a good friend and shuttle this ride.
The Lone Peak Orv Tr1264 to North Fork Twentyfive Mile Creek Orv Tr1265 CCW loop involves 1.5mi less fireroad climbing than the Pot Peak Orv Tr1266 loop, but also misses out on Devils Backbone Orv Tr1448, which is something to be experienced. That ride is covered on the Pot Peak Orv Tr1266 page.
Another area ride is Lake Creek Orv Tr1443, which ascends to Devils Backbone Orv Tr1448 from the Entiat side of the ridge.
This 20mi ride starts with 9mi of steady 9% ascent on FR5900 to Chesapeake Saddle, then 3.3mi of moderate FR5900/FR114 climbing (5400' total FR ascent).
Then comes the singletrack...3mi of ridgeline riding on Lone Peak Orv Tr1264, dropping into the North Fork of Twentyfive Mile Creek drainage for a 5mi river ride.
The trail has been reinforced with paving stones, so be careful not to grab a tire during the steep descent.
As mentioned on the Pot Peak Orv Tr1266 page, the only other viable alternative, other than heli-biking, horseback or some other form of shuttle, is to ascend North Fork Twentyfive Mile Creek Orv Tr1265 and Lone Peak Orv Tr1264 to reach the FR114 TH.
Problem with this 23.5mi, 8700' ascent route is the 2mi of largely unclimbable 21% grade on Lone Peak Orv Tr1264 (climbing from the North Fork of Twentyfive Mile Creek to the ridgeline)...plus the risk of being run down by other bikers.
A high elevation ride with great views of the Sawtooth mountains and Glacier Peak, the 23mi, 7900' (11%) ascent Devils Backbone Orv Tr1448 OAB is a very challenging ride all by itself, riding to Stormy Mountain from the FR114 TH.
Avoid looping with Angle Peak Orv Tr1444 or Four Mile Ridge Orv Tr1445, which are best ridden as part of the Lake Creek Orv Tr1443 loop, and would result in a steep climb back to the FR114 TH if ridden from Devils Backbone Orv Tr1448.
Directions: NW Forest Pass required right at the TH. To the upper TH. South Shore Drive to the Twentyfive Mile Cr CG. Take a left just after the CG and go 4mi up FR5900 (Shady Pass Rd). If no parking is available at the 25 Mi. Cr. TH, then go left on FR8410 to the Pot Peak TH, near the Snowberry Bowl campground. View Larger Map. No Map?.
Loop Directions
endurance climb
- TH: From the TH, go left on FR5900 and settle in for the long climb. Pass the 25 Mi. Cr. Tr1265 TH on the left at 1mi and FR5903 on the left at 2mi.
- 4.5mi: Pass the Grouse Mountain campground on the right, then circumnavigate the Grouse Mountain summit at 5.3mi. The ascent incline moderates at 9mi, descending to Chesapeake Saddle.
- 9.5mi: Climb from Chesapeake Saddle, past the Junior Point campground at 10.3mi, reaching FR114 at 11.2mi. Go left onto FR114, past the Handy Spring campground on the left, to the Devils Backbone Tr1448 TH. Ride or hike the first .2mi, to the 3-way intersection.
- 12mi: Go left at the 3-way intersection of Lake Creek Orv Tr1443, Devils Backbone Orv Tr1448 and Lone Peak Orv Tr1264, then left again at the next fork (just beyond the first fork). The ridgeline descent starts immediately and intensifies as the trail drops to the North Fork of Twentyfive Mile Creek, turning into switchbacks at 15.8mi for the last .7mi to the creekside portion of the ride.
- 16.6mi: Cross the creek then cross several side creeks before reaching the North Fork Twentyfive Mile Creek Orv Tr1265 intersection at 17.6mi. Go right and return to the TH.
Trail Index
This Ride
Devils Backbone Orv Trail 1448, Lone Peak Trail 1264, North Fork Twentyfive Mile Creek Trail 1265, Pot Peak Trail 1266
Area
Angle Peak Orv Trail 1444, Billy Creek Trail 1416, Billy Ridge Trail 1413, Blue Creek Orv Trail 1426, Butte Creek Trail 1440, Cougar Mountain Orv Trail 1420, Cougar Ridge Orv Trail 1418, Four Mile Ridge Orv Trail 1445, Hunters Orv Trail 1417, Jimmy Creek Trail 1419, Lake Creek Orv Trail 1443, Mad River Orv Trail 1409, Middle Tommy Orv Trail 1424, North Tommy Orv Trail 1425, Pugh Ridge Trail 1438, Pyramid Creek Trail 1439, Pyramid Mountain Trail 1433, Pyramid View Point Trail 1441, South Tommy Orv Trail 1423, Tyee Ridge Orv Trail 1415
Campgrounds
Big Hill Campground, Fox Creek Campground, Grouse Mountain Campground, Handy Spring Campground, Junior Point Campground, Shady Pass Campground, Snowberry Campground, Windy Camp Campground
Trail Rankings
Ranking consistently applied to all of the listed trails.
- Overall Rating: Ride quality and challenge
- Aerobic: Ascent challenge
- Technical Difficulty: Terrain challenge
- Steepness: Average incline
- Flow: Uninterrupted riding
- Elevation Change: Total elevation gain
- Ride Difficulty: Terrain challenge
