Ridge Line Challenge Dirtbike Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,824 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Ridge Line Challenge Dirtbike Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Forks of the Sky State Park near Index, WA. It climbs 1,824 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ridge Line Challenge Dirtbike Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,824 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Elevation 516–1,782 ft
Out & Back · Forks of the Sky State Park
Trailhead: Ridge Line Challenge Dirtbike Trail · 47.83077, -121.57817
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Ridge Line Challenge Dirtbike Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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