Clinic
Introduction to singletrack riding for bikepackers - Grand Ridge Park (Snoqualmie)
An introductory clinic to safely ride green (least technical) singletrack trails for new mountain bikers.
Contacts
- Thu, May 22, 2025
- Seattle Bikepacking Committee
- Bikepacking
- Adults
- Moderate, Bikepacking MTB I
- Easy
- Mileage: 6.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 450 ft
- FULL (5 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Tue, May 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
- Wed, May 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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This clinic will be held at a local mountain bike park (Duthie) and is aimed for those bikepackers who are new to mountain biking and are interested in learning some skills for trips that involve singletrack riding. Drop bars are okay for this clinic.
Objectives:
- Learn about the classification system for mountain biking trails: green, blue, black, and double black ratings
- Learn about body positioning when riding on trails (climbing, coasting, and descending)
- Learn braking skills
- Learn shifting skills
Clinic runs from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
Duthie Hill Park Southwest Parking Lot (47.57357376538165, -121.9880827153439) 26100-26156 SE Issaquah-Fall City Rd, Issaquah, WA 98029
Be ready to depart the parking lot to ride at 6:00pm. No need to pack your bike with all your bikepacking gear, but bring your bikepacking bike (even if you have a mountain bike) so that you can experience riding a green and possibly a blue trail with your bikepacking bike for trail rating context on that bike.
Grand Ridge Park (Snoqualmie)
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King County Backcountry Trails - Grand Ridge
see Land Manager - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Bike in good working order. Check tire pressure, shifting, and braking before attending the clinic. We'll discuss tire pressure during the clinic.
- Helmet
- Repair kit including: tire pump, patch kit, tire lever, spare tube or bacon strips (if riding tubeless tires), and multi tool
- Proper clothing for the conditions including additional layers and rain jacket
- Water, snacks