Cover photo courtesy of Al Casile
Join Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and the Evergreen East chapter for the first-ever Larch Fest, a weekend of riding, trail work, and camping along the Kettle Crest in northeast Washington’s Colville National Forest this fall. This event that is open to mountain bikers from around the region will take place on some of Washington’s best backcountry singletrack. If Mother Nature cooperates, riders will be treated to the golden glow of larch trees in all of their fall color glory.
Daily group rides are planned, and although Evergreen notes that many of the rides include considerable climbing, they also highlight many short and longer options to choose from on the event sign up page. In addition to the rides, a full day of trail work is planned for Saturday, with Evergreen providing the tools and oversight. Camping the whole weekend will go down at the Jungle Hill Campground off of Albion Hill Road just east of Sherman Pass, which will also serve as the rendezvous spot for group rides and trail work. Find more info and sign up at Evergreenmtb.org.
