Tyee Ridge Orv Tr1415
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Overall: 9
Aerobic: 8
Technical: 7
Steepness: 7
Flow: 6
Singletrack: 100%
The Lake Wenatchee Washington Tyee Ridge Trail and Mad River Orv Tr1409 are the upper and lower boundary trails, with Cougar Mt Orv Tr1420, Jimmy Cr Tr1419, Cougar Rdg Orv Tr1418, Billy Cr Tr1416 or Billy Rdg Tr1413 as loop connectors.
Type
Loop
Length
Avg: 20mi
Ascent
Mt Goat
Elevation Change
TH:4300'
Avg Ascent:5200'
Ascent Incline
8%
Duration
Avg: 6hr
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The loop options vary in length from 11mi to 24mi.
Some downhill riders willing to deal with the hassle of driving to Tyee Mountain on FR5700/FR5713 use that route to shuttle Billy Ridge Tr1413 or Mad River Tr1409.
Ding: Some of these connector trails are infrequently maintained, so be sure to ask the local ranger district about trail conditions.
Another option is to bring a small chainsaw and some good boots.
Due to high elevation, these trails are closed until mid-July, so be sure to check with the forest service for current conditions.
Mad River Tr1409 is the ascent for all loops, with a 4.3mi climb and 5% incline over an 1100' elevation gain.
Covered on the Mad Rvr Orv Tr1409 page, Tyee Ridge Orv Tr1415 can also be used as a lollipop loop option, to turn the usually moderate Mad River Orv Tr1409 ride into something more epic.
Starting from the Maverick Saddle TH, there are four progressively intense loop options:
1. Covered in the below trail guide, the nearly-epic 20mi (5200' ascent) Billy Cr Tr1416 loop includes most of Tyee Ridge Orv Tr1415 and has a more rideable descent than the Cougar Ridge Descent.
2. The shortest return is on Cougar Mt Orv Tr1420, an 11mi (2300' ascent) CW lollipop.
Jimmy Creek Tr1419 offers a steeper downhill then Cougar Mt Orv Tr1420.
3. The 16.5mi (3600' ascent) Cougar Ridge loop includes a 30% switchback descent to Lower Mad River.
4. The epic 24mi (6300' ascent) Billy Rdg Tr1413 loop includes all of Tyee Ridge Tr1415 and includes a half-mile crazy-steep, 50% final plunge (in)to Mad River.
Directions: NW Forest Pass required right at the TH. SR207 towards Lake Wenatchee. After crossing the Wenatchee River, go right on Chiwawa Valley Rd. .4mi after crossing the Chiwawa Rvr, and just past the Thousand Trails CG, turn left onto FR61. Go 1.7mi and turn right onto FR6101 and go 3.3mi to the Deer Cr CG and turn left to stay on FR6101 then go 2.8mi to Maverick Saddle. If you miss the first FR6101 turnoff, you will reach the Grouse Cr CG. Turn around and try again. View Larger Map. No Map?.
Loop Directions
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- TH: Go north on Mad River Orv Tr1409.1, passing the Hi Yu Orv Tr1403 intersection on the left at 1.1mi and the Jimmy Creek Tr1419 intersection on the right at 1.2mi, then cross Mad River.
- 3mi: Pass the Cougar Mountain Orv Tr1420 / Lost Lake Orv Tr1421 intersection, and just keep on climbing... Cross Mad river again at 3.8mi
- 4.4mi: Go right onto Tyee Ridge Orv Tr1415, riding alongside Whistling Pig Creek as the ascent intensifies. Pass the Hunters Orv Tr1417 intersection on the left at 4.9mi, reaching Cougar Meadow at 6.3mi.
- 6.9mi: Pass the Cougar Ridge Orv Tr1418 intersection on the right at a sharp bend in the trail, then pass the South Tommy Orv Tr1423 intersection on the left at 7.9mi, near Boiling Spring. At 8mi, begin the 1.6mi Signal Peak ascent, the last major climb of this ride.
- 11.2mi: After a brief descent from Signal Peak, reach the Billy Creek Tr1416 intersection on the right, and immediately begin descending through 3.5mi of stepped ridgeline, crossing FR5700 at 13mi.
- 14.4mi: Drop off the last ridge, into a series of very tight, steep switchbacks, down to Mad River Orv Tr1409. Cross Cougar Creek at 16mi.
- 16.8mi: Near the Cougar Creek shelter, go right onto Mad River Orv Tr1409 and climb back to the Maverick Saddle TH, with a Berg Creek crossing at 19.4mi (near Berg Camp).
Trail Index
This Ride
Billy Creek Trail 1416, Billy Ridge Trail 1413, Cougar Mountain Orv Trail 1420, Cougar Ridge Orv Trail 1418, Jimmy Creek Trail 1419, Mad River Orv Trail 1409.1, Tyee Ridge Orv Trail 1415
Area
Alder Ridge Trail 1523, Basalt Ridge Trail 1515, Blue Creek Orv Trail 1426, Chikamin Creek Orv Trail 1534, Chiwawa Orv Trail 1548, Entiat River Trail 1400, Hi Yu Orv Trail 1403, Hornet Ridge Trail 1410, Hunters Orv Trail 1417, Lake Creek Orv Trail 1443, Lost Lake Orv Trail 1421, Mad River Orv Trail 1409, Middle Tommy Orv Trail 1424, Miners Ridge Trail 1411, Nason Ridge Trail 1583, North Tommy Orv Trail 1425, Pond Camp Trail 1409.2, South Tommy Orv Trail 1423
Wilderness
Campgrounds
Blue Creek Campground, Lake Creek Campground, Maverick Saddle 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
