Washington Devil's Backbone Trail Conditions/Pot Peak & 25 Mile camp?

[dilyb]

I'm looking to ride between the Entiat river valley and Lake Chelan this weekend and want to know if anyone has ridden either Pot Peak or 25 Mile Camp trails down to Chelan this season?  Are they open/cut out?

 

much obliged!

[dilyb]

Ha, looks like I'll be replying to my own post!

 

Just spoke with the very helpful Ential Ranger Station folks and it turns out that both trails are maintained and have been cut out this year. So, barring weekly blowdown, I'm riding 'em!  Thanks to Jon Meier who heads up their recreation support for us motorized folks after Randy McLandress retired and Cody and Forney who are their "on the ground" educational riders!  It's a great trail system ... go enjoy it!

 

They did say that 1445 Four Mile Ridge I believe has NOT been maintained ... but I think I saw Steve's video going up and down it though that may not have been from this year!

 

And their Maps are always helpful.  Either the motorcycle-specific at the bottom of the page of the GEO located PDFs with phone apps ...

 

enjoy!

[David McDirt]

Not quite what your asking but on Sat. I rode 1443 from Entiat River Road to 1445 Angel Peak to 1444 and back to 1443 with 2 blow downs, easy to maneuver. It was my first time there, trails are hella technical. my kind of riding.

So are these year around trails? How are they in the winter?

[shrubitup]

So are these year around trails? How are they in the winter?

Covered in six feet of snow.

[n16ht5]

carry saws you slackers!

[Cycle_Path]

carry saws you slackers!

Is there such a thing as a strap for a saw that I could strap on the back comfortably? I don't want to loose my light by putting it on front and suppose I could buy a rack for back but....just curious...anyone?

[n16ht5]

no fun in the winter cant find the trail

 

[n16ht5]

Is there such a thing as a strap for a saw that I could strap on the back comfortably? I don't want to loose my light by putting it on front and suppose I could buy a rack for back but....just curious...anyone?

 

pro moto billet chainsaw carrier plate young grasshopper

[dilyb]

Great pix Chris ... um, but if I can, getting back to the title, we rode from Devil's Backbone down to Chelan on what we believed was the 25 mile creek trail this past weekend, but looking at topo maps now wonder if it began as the Lone Peak trail.  Anyway, it was WAY brushy, at times almost forcing you off the bike.  Only one small log so no big deal there but the brush was bothersome to the point we weren't having fun, even though it's a really fun trail bed.  Would like to see a work party of us folks attack that, or the USFS work crews?  Also, want to understand if there are three trails heading down from the backbone as my topo shows, or only two as the USFS moto map shows?  Is there a Lone Peak trail that cuts off of Devil's Backbone just south of where the Lake Creek trail junction is?  With then 25 Mile Creek being a couple miles down along the BackBone and then further still to get to Pot Peak?  Topo maps sometimes show very old trail beds so we trusted the USFS map instead of my GPS ... any thoughts?  I've attached a screen shot from my topo map showing what I see as three X junctions on Devil's Backbone for 1264, 25 Mile Creek and Pot Peak ... are there 3 or 2 trails down?

[Slackkinhard]

I thought 25mile had washed out and Lone Peak was a detour with some road riding

[n16ht5]

the forest circus is too busy having their crews "educate" instead of maintain.

[nappy]

you dont need a chain saw, I use a Silky Saw and can cut through a 12" tree in minutes

[Slackkinhard]

you dont need a chain saw, I use a Silky Saw and can cut through a 12" tree in minutes

 

if we could just get those pesky trees to fall one at a time ?

[n16ht5]

you dont need a chain saw, I use a Silky Saw and can cut through a 12" tree in minutes

 

my pics from last trip to mad river a few weeks ago... how about you come tomorrow and give me just a few of your "minutes" ? there's miles more of this.