A Taste of the Trails

Trail descriptions with difficulty ratings (distance, climing and technical) will be available for you in camp. We also staff the shuttle sign up station with guides who can help answer your detailed questions. Ask a lot of questions and choose trails that suit your interest and skill level.

Coming soon: A guide for beginners, including our recommended schedule, riding tips and more.

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ALPINE, The Crown Jewel (15 miles). Smooth and fast with breathtaking views of Diamond Peak, the three sisters and more. Ride among old growth trees on hard pack, dirty single track. Once you hit the trail, there is still a little work with a couple one mile climbs, some minor technical spots and then it's mostly downhill! There are plenty of loops and offshoot options including Tire Mountain, Cloverpath, North Fork and more.



LARISON CREEK - Highly technical single-track, particularly at the top. The ride starts from camp, heads up one road of gravel, up three miles of paved road, then eight miles of gradually climbing fire road to the trailhead. The Creek ride is the perfect test of skill and courage. Extreme switchbacks, exposed roots and stream crossings are a few of the challenges. About halfway down, it opens up and lets you ride almost continually.



LARISON ROCK- Fun, short and quick with patches of technical. A six-mile paved climb from camp puts you at the trailhead and we also run shuttles. The trail winds down the hills over camp. Although mostly smooth and fast, it slows down for some steep narrows and tight spots.


SALMON CREEK- A beautiful ride up the river to the Salmon Creek Falls. This flat trail runs right through camp and includes a variety of local points of interest along the ride, including the fish hatchery and numerous swimming holes. There are no hills or obstacles, making it a perfect trail for new riders, but it is gorgeous enough with ample challenge off shoots making it also great for extremely experiecnced riders. A straight round trip is about 12 miles. For a harder option you can cross Salmon Creek Bridge for rolling hills with some technical patches. Gain some vertical with a trip up Dead Mountain then back on the Flat Creek Trail. Pick up a direction sheetin camp to ride this on your own.


MIDDLE FORK OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER (approximately 25miles one-way). This epic singletrack-dream-come-true is an all day affair. We shuttle you out and bring you back, and there is an extra charge. The trail is moderately strenuous and consists nearly 95% singletrack! It is amazing to think this is where the mighty Willamette River starts. The trail follows the river, as well as the historic Oregon Central Military Wagon Road in spots. The ride just keeps going and going... mile after mile of singletrack. This ride has many starting points and our guides will start you at the Patty Valley section of the trail. This avoids the very technical, unrefined upper four miles that we don't think add to the epic experience.

We suggest only intermediate-advanced riders for this ride since it is an all day affair and a very long ride.



HARDESTY AND LAWLER DOUBLE SHUTTLE - Shuttle two of the area's best downhill trails. Don't be fooled: both trails still include some climbing. We suggest you be at least an intermediate rider for these rides. Tons of fun and fast singletrack with some technical spots mixed in. Ride Lawler meet back up with your shuttle for lunch on your way to Hardesty. If they day goes well you might even get in a bounce 3rd shuttle, but only if you're good little riders.


*NEW FOR 2009* NORTH FORK OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER This ride allows you to ride along side the beautiful Willamette River. The whole trail is 12 miles long. We suggest you ride out to the 1912 ride and back for a nice ride of about a dozen miles.


*NEW FOR 2009* ALPINE, TIRE MOUNTAIN, WINDBERRY (25 miles) Riders asked for a ride with more climbing, so here you go. We call it our new epic ride. Start by climbing the Windy Pass section of the Alpine Trail which includes a great view of Diamond Peak and the three sisters. After 1 1/2 miles on the Alpine Trail you are off onto the Tire Mt Trail. Enjoy about a mile of climbing up to Tire meadow where you can take in the view and climb some more before you top off. Then get ready for your amazing downhill though the wide open old growth area. After that you reach the up and down joy of the Windberry Divide Trail, which features great singletrack. Ad to end the ride, you'll take the Tie Trail down to Look Out Reservoir.


*NEW FOR 2009* HECKLETOOTH AND BUNCHGRASS (25+ miles) - The ultimate hard core epic ride - Shutle to the top. Lots of climbing, extreme switchbacks, speed zone through the rolling hills and generous switchbacks and more. Your reward for all that steep climbing is that you ride down the edge of the mountains. Tight, technical switchbacks and obstacles are an incredible reward. Not for the weak!

ADVANCED RIDERS ONLY! THE TRAIL IS VERY HARD TO FOLLOW IN SPOTS, YOU REALLY NEED A GUIDE NOT TO GET LOST. ASK A GUIDE WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO BEFORE YOU SIGN UP.