Lower Chiwawa River Orv Tr1548
Overall: 5
Aerobic: 5
Technical: 4
Steepness: 5
Flow: 7
Singletrack: 100%
The Lake Wenatchee Washington Chiwawa River Trail is a fast and fun OAB ride, often used to connect Alder Ridge Tr1523 to Minnow Ridge Orv Tr1524 for the Chikamin Rdg Tr1561 loop.
Type
OAB
Length
Avg: 17mi
Ascent
Easy
Elevation Change
TH:2250'
Avg Ascent:2600'
Ascent Incline
5%
Duration
Avg: 3hr
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Minnow Ridge Orv Tr1524 and Chikamin Creek Orv Tr1534 can be combined with Chiwawa River Orv Tr1548 to create a lollipop loop option, extending the loop described on the Chikamin Rdg Tr1561 page.
Ding: Because of the Orv status and heavy weekend traffic, this trail is best ridden during the week.
The elevation is low enough to try this one in June.
Hiking: To the north, Chiwawa River Trail 1550 offers hikers access to the Glacier Peak Wilderness, Buck Mountain, Chiwawa Mountain and Phelps Ridge.
Directions: See Map. View Larger Map. No Map?.
OAB Directions
chiwawa twist
- TH: Paralleling FR6100, after a brief climb from the TH, the ride descends to Goose Creek and the Goose Creek campground at 1.6mi. Cross FR6208 at 2.5mi, then cross Alder Creek.
- 5.2mi: Cross Twin Creek and pass the Alder Ridge Tr1523 intersection on the right. Many small doubletrack road crossings in this area.
- 6.5mi: After climbing 500' from the Alder Ridge Tr1523 TH, reach the ride summit, then cross Grouse Creek at 6.8mi and Gate Creek at 7.8mi.
- 8.5mi: Reach the Chikamin Creek Orv Tr1534 intersection and either return to the TH or continue up Minnow Ridge Orv Tr1524.
Trail Index
This Ride
Chiwawa Orv Trail 1548
Area
Wilderness
Buck Creek Trail 1513, Buck Creek Pass Trail 789, Chiwawa River Trail 1550, Massie Lake Trail 1504, Phelps Creek Trail 1511
XC Ski
Campgrounds
Goose Creek Campground, Grouse Creek Campground, Huckleberry Ford Campground, Meadow Creek 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
