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Bicycle Grays Harbor Ocean Shores Bike Routes Location of detail maps Lake Quinault area bike routes & NE Grays Harbor bike routes Elma & McCleary area bike routes Harbor Bicycle Grays 1 3 3 Mountain Biking NE Grays Harbor 5 To North Fork To Graves Creek West Fork Humptulips River Trail Campground & Trailhead Campground & Trailhead SCALE in Miles The trail follows the remote and picturesque West Fork of the East Satsop Road and Cloquallum Road Shelton 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 miles gravel road connect via Satsop Cloquallum Road Humptulips River through dense old growth forest and open and provide a 32 mile loop option with Photo by Susan Leite glades along the river corridor. The Lower West Fork Trail is 9 Monte Elma Rd. and the towns of Elma gravel road and Satsop on the south end. 3 miles in length with multiple river crossings, attempt to ford only at low water. Single-track trail grades are generally 0-10% SCALE in Miles 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 miles Shelton 17 miles with a few grades of up to 20%. Middle Satsop Road Elma Hicklin Rd. Ocean City State Park Wynoochee Lake Trail Park near the dam on the south Summit Rd. end of the lake. The 13 mile loop will reward your e"orts Quinault Lake Loop is 33 miles. Ride with beautiful lake, old growth forest and waterfall views. Church Rd. around the lake and upper river for lake, Intermediate, single track riding. Attempt river ford at north end East Satsop Road mountain, rain forest and waterfall of lake only at low water. You may travel two miles farther, past SCALE in Miles scenery that is unrivaled anywhere! McCleary 0 0.5 1 mile 5 North Shore Road the lake on the north end, for a bridge across the Wynoochee 4 Elma McCleary Road River. On this route you have the option to use logging roads for Cloquallum Road Olympia 20 miles 1 Colonel Bob Peak part of your return to the dam. South Shore Road Logging Roads Hundreds of miles of gravel logging roads Use extreme caution crossing criss-cross the remote hills of Grays Harbor County. US Forest Elma Stamper Road 6 highway. Overpasses located at Newman Creek Rd. Chance a la Mer Quinault Service lands are open to all, as are State Department of McCleary, Elma & Montesano Resources lands. Private timber lands are open in some areas Grays Harbor County 2 Fairgrounds and paid permits required in others. For private lands please Canal Drive consult with the landowners. Satsop Monte Elma Road West Fork Humptulips River Photo by Luke Ostwald 3rd Bicycling the Hidden Coast Amanda Park Trail, 9 miles one-way. Four Vance Creek County Park is Along this secluded 41 mile byway you’ll discover trailheads along route, Single Road Keys a great place for the kids to charming and pristine beaches sheltered by track with river crossings. ride, .7 mile paved loop. 1 mile Mox Chehalis Road Point Brown Ave. Brown Point Albatross St. gravel loop. Ample parking. ragged cli"s and pocket coves. Bicycle north Vance Creek Park Duck Lake Drive on Highway 109 to visit coastal communities - old and new – Forest Road #2204 Blockhouse Rd. N. with plenty of scenic stops along the way. This area is sparsely Wake!eld Rd. Wenzel Slough Road populated but o"ers quaint small towns, seaside resorts, cabins Blockhouse Rd. S. Ocean Shores Blvd. Mount Olympus Ave. and restaurants for those that like a slower pace. The route South Bank Road travels through Ocean City, Seabrook (bike friendly), Paci!c 13 mile loop around Lambert Road Wynoochee Lake. Single-track Beach (former Naval station), Moclips (Museum of the North trail, intermediate level, river Satsop Tower Loop, 13 miles. ford at north end of lake. Catala Ave. Beach), culminating at Taholah (Quinault Cultural Center) and Quiet country roads, some hills the reservation of the Quinault Indian Nation. Some mountain and close up view of (never operational) nuclear cooling Malone biking can be found in the forests as well. Inquire with land owners. Satsop Business Park towers. Park at Vance Creek Park. Neilton gravel road Coastal Interpretive Center Delezene Road Discovery Ave. Bicycling Seabrook Marine View Dr. Sund Road Seabrook is a resort beach town where pedestrians and A log bridge proved too skinny for this fat-tire biker on the Porter bicyclists are well accommodated. You can rent easy-riding Wynoochee Lake Shore trail. Porter Creek Road cruiser bikes to pedal the paths, lanes and beach, or explore South Bank Road Damon Point the expanding network of mountain bike trails! For more #2270 Mountain Biking in the Montesano information on renting a bike or reserving vacation rentals, Moclips Highway #2294 4 County Harbor Grays of Trails Forest Road please call the Seabrook o#ce at 360-276-0265. gravel rd. City Forest & Lake Sylvia State Park #22 www.seabrookwa.com The Montesano City Forest is a treasure! This is a working forest, & Roads the Bicycling to Guide #22 dedicated to providing income through timber to the city of Ocean Shores Blvd. To Donkey Creek Rd. To Montesano Montesano, while also providing wildlife habitat and areas for Bicycling Ocean Shores & Highway 101 & Highway 12 To Highway 101 1 Riding your bike in this beach town is all about $at roads recreation. This city is welcoming to mountain bikers, hikers and runners using the trails. (lots of them!), sand and salt water. There are some wonderful Satsop River Bridge crossing. loops to pedal on the back roads of Ocean Shores. Don’t miss a For the Traveling Bicyclist 3 Bicycling Lake Quinault Area West Fork Trail Elma Gate Rd. The Quinault valley o"ers many miles of generally $at Westport, Grayland Bike Routes stop at the jetty (far southern tip of the peninsula). Other sites Lodging West Fork Trail is the $attest trail in this hilly forest. It is suitable Bicycling East County Gateway to Grays Harbor Oakville 5 miles 2 riding. The roads along the lakeshore are gently winding, 5 of interest you could ride to include Damon Point State Park, Cyclists can choose between vacation rentals, historic lodges, for a novice. From the state park parking lot, ride north along Bike beautiful east Grays Harbor County and experience without shoulders and popular with tourists. The roads east of Viewing Tower the Coastal Interpretive Center and the Weatherwax – Ocean yurts, rustic cabins, coastal cottages, hotels, a hostel (in Elma), the shore of Lake Sylvia, exiting the state park through a gate life at a slower pace. Ride through working agricultural areas, Westhaven Dr. the lake, up valley, are more quiet and o"er spectacular views. SCALE in Miles Shores’ own piece of rain forest! If your bike tires are FAT, pedal or bed and breakfasts. Reservations are highly recommended in at the end of the lake. From here on you are in the Montesano forests, and along winding rivers making their way to the 0 0.5 1 mile The more hardy bicyclist can tackle the 33 mile loop around in the hard packed sand on the beach (closer to the water). It’s a the summer months. For more information on lodging see City Forest. Continue on trails and logging road along the West nearby ocean. In east Grays Harbor you will !nd family friendly VisitGraysHarbor.com really fun experience that everyone on a bike should try at least the lake and upper Quinault river. This route is part paved/ Dock St. www.chamber.graysharbor.org/list/QL/lodging-travel-24.htm Fork Sylvia Creek. After a small hill the way $attens out again. biking options, scenic country loops, mountain biking and once! Bike rentals are available. part gravel (see map) so a skinny tired bike is not ideal. Bring Travel 5 miles through verdant forest surrounding the creek. great places to camp. Grays Harbor Public Health Camping a lunch (it’s remote!) and enjoy close-up views of the lake, the At mile 5 the trail ends at a logging road. You can turn around Westhaven Westport Photo by Lauri Paulsen & Social Services State Park Maritime Museum Many campgrounds are equipped with “Hiker-Biker” sites. They river, the temperate rain forest, waterfalls and the surrounding and enjoy the trail in the other direction or navigate the logging (right) Bike races are held in various parts of the county. The Satsop mountains. Camping, cabins, historic lodge and hotels are Business Park cooling towers provide a back drop for one race. The Montesano St. Montesano provide a place to set up a tent away from the conventional roads or additional trails for a loop back to Lake Sylvia State www.healthygh.org/connectgraysharbor available. www.quinaultrainforest.com same 13 mile loop route is regularly enjoyed by recreational bicyclists. campsites, yet are still close to showers and rest room facilities. Park. More detailed maps are available at www.montesano. 360.532-8631 . [email protected] Grays Harbor us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/394 Lighthouse NOTE: Campgrounds may display a “Campground Full” sign when the conventional sites are all occupied; please inquire Montesano City Forest Upper Trails (access via Lake Sylvia State Park) Other City Forest Trails Capitol Forest Mountain Bike Trails Additional Contact Information Ocean Ave. with the attendant as to availability of Hiker-Biker sites. 4 Many other trails traverse the hills and valleys of the Montesano 6 Local government & public resources: For additional information on state park campgrounds: City Forest and Lake Sylvia State Park area. Most of these single North Rim #3 Trail www.ghcog.org/localresources.html www.parks.wa.gov track trails are for advanced riders due to steep terrain, tree roots and other hazards.
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