Mtn & Gravel Biking Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

Marckworth Forest Bike Rides: Stickerbush Loop + Cherrybush Loop + Cedarbush Loop (Taylor-Tolt Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·December 2, 2025

Originally Posted: December 2025 Stickerbush Bike LoopCherrybush Bike LoopCedarbush Bike Loop Marckworth State ForestStossel CreekCherry CreekDorothy CreekYoungs CreekStickerbush...

Central WA Cascades Mtn & Gravel Biking Taylor-Tolt Mountains Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Pyramid Creek Bike Loop + Pyramid Peak Lookout + Colquhoun Peak Lookout (Greenwater Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 6, 2025

Originally Posted: September 6, 2025 Pyramid Creek Bike Loop & Lookout Hikes Greenwater River ValleyPacific Crest TrailWindy GapWhistler...

Greenwater Mountains Lookout Sites Mtn & Gravel Biking Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)Colquhoun Peak Pyramid Peak (Greenwater)

Iron Horse Bike Traverse: North Bend to Easton via Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Central Cascades, WA)

Jim Brisbine·May 31, 2025

Trip Date: May 31, 2025Updated: December 2025 Iron Horse Bike Traverse: Cedar Falls Trailhead to Easton Trailhead Change...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Iron Horse Mountains Kittitas Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom to Shafer Canyon (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Jim Brisbine·October 16, 2024

Trip Date: October 13-16, 2024 White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom Parking Lot to South Fork Shafer Canyon...

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Bob’s Outback Figure-8 Bike Loop + Mallory’s Outback Hill (Lower Methow Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 7, 2024

Originally Posted: October 7, 2024 Bob’s Outback Figure-8 Bike Loop Zoom TrailheadNorth JunctionQuickstep CrossingGrand JunctionLuke Family ViewpointThe Shoe...

Favorite Trips Lower Methow Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking North-Central WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Hiawatha Bike Traverse: East Portal to Pearson via Milwaukee Road Rail-Trail (Bitterroot Mountains, MT+ID)

Jim Brisbine·July 25, 2024

Trip Date: July 25, 2024 2024 IDAHO & WYOMING ADVENTURE VACATION Hiawatha Bike Traverse: East Portal Trailhead to...

Favorite Trips Idaho Montana Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

An old fire lookout cabin sits on the summit of Sun Top in the Clearwater Mountains

Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek + Sun Top Lookout (Clearwater Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 21, 2021

Trip Date: October 21, 2021 Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek Huckleberry Valley OverlookSun Top...

Clearwater Mountains Lookout Sites Mtn & Gravel Biking Southern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)Sun Top

Other Mountain Activities in 2019

Jim Brisbine·December 31, 2019

Trip Dates: January 2019 – December 2019 APR: Mount Tahoma Huts Ski Loop (Nisqually Mountains, WA) OCT: Outback...

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Group of mountain bikers with their bikes getting ready to descend the East Mission Gulch

East Mission Gulch Bike Descent: Beehive Junction to Mission Creek Fork (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 26, 2019

Trip Report: October 26, 2019 East Mission Gulch Bike Descent: Beehive Junction to Mission Creek Fork Beehive RidgeEast Mission...

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Sunny Switchback with fall grasses and evergreen trees during East Devil Bike Loop on Devils Gulch Trail in the Lower Wenatchee Mountains

East Devil Bike Loop: East Mission Gulch to Devils Gulch (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 24, 2019

Trip Date: October 24, 2019 East Devil Bike Loop: East Mission Gulch to Beehive Junction to Devil’s Gulch...

Central WA Cascades Favorite Trips Lower Wenatchee Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

Mountain bike handle bars face fall grasses along the Red Devil Ridge trail in the Lower Wenatchee Mountains

Red Devil Bike Loop: Sand Creek to Mission Creek (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·September 24, 2019

Trip Date: September 24, 2019 Red Devil Bike Loop: Sand Creek to Mission Creek to Sand Creek Sand...

Central WA Cascades Lower Wenatchee Mountains Mtn & Gravel Biking Traverses & Loops (Bike)

A mountain biker cruises through wheatfields of the Pipestone Canyon Bike Loop

Pipestone Canyon Bike Loop: Beaver Creek to Lester Pass (Chewack Mountains, WA)

Jim Brisbine·October 14, 2016

Trip Date: October 14, 2016 2016 AUTUMN MOUNTAIN BIKING VACATION: METHOW VALLEY Pipestone Canyon Bike Loop: Beaver Creek...

Chewack Mountains Methow Valley Mtn & Gravel Biking Northeastern WA Cascades Traverses & Loops (Bike)

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Marckworth Forest Bike Rides: Stickerbush Loop + Cherrybush Loop + Cedarbush Loop (Taylor-Tolt Mountains, WA)

Pyramid Creek Bike Loop + Pyramid Peak Lookout + Colquhoun Peak Lookout (Greenwater Mountains, WA)

Iron Horse Bike Traverse: North Bend to Easton via Palouse-to-Cascades Trail (Central Cascades, WA)

White Rim Bike Traverse: Mineral Bottom to Shafer Canyon (Canyonlands National Park, UT)

Bob’s Outback Figure-8 Bike Loop + Mallory’s Outback Hill (Lower Methow Mountains, WA)

Hiawatha Bike Traverse: East Portal to Pearson via Milwaukee Road Rail-Trail (Bitterroot Mountains, MT+ID)

Sun Top Bike Loop: Huckleberry Creek to Buck Creek + Sun Top Lookout (Clearwater Mountains, WA)

Other Mountain Activities in 2019

East Mission Gulch Bike Descent: Beehive Junction to Mission Creek Fork (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

East Devil Bike Loop: East Mission Gulch to Devils Gulch (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Red Devil Bike Loop: Sand Creek to Mission Creek (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Pipestone Canyon Bike Loop: Beaver Creek to Lester Pass (Chewack Mountains, WA)

Chuckwalla–Pyrite Loop via Turnbuckle Trail—Chuckwalla Trail—Pyrite Trail + Pyrite Summit (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Goat–Willow Loop via Goat Camp—Ford Canyon—Willow Canyon—Mesquite Canyon Trails (White Tank Mountains, AZ)

Marckworth Forest Bike Rides: Stickerbush Loop + Cherrybush Loop + Cedarbush Loop (Taylor-Tolt Mountains, WA)

Charleston Peak Summit Traverse: Mummy Pass to Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Griffith Peak via South Loop Trail—Echo Overlook—Griffith Junction (Spring Mountains, NV)

Raintree Trail Traverse: Deer Creek Road to Echo Road via Mummy Pass (Spring Mountains, NV)

McAlester Pass Wishbone: Dee Dee Lakes + McAlester Mtn Att + Rainbow Peak (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Mujib Canyon Exploration to High Waterfall (Dead Sea Basin, Jordan)

Burdah/Bardeh Mtn Natural Bridge Scramble via North Cleft (Wadi Rum, Jordan)

Petra Madhbah High Place Hiking Loop via Al Madras Trail—Wadi Farasah Trail (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Jordan Trail Traverse: Jhair to Petra via the Back Door (Sharah Mountains, Jordan)

Nason Ridge Trail Traverse: Round Mtn to Rainy Pass + Alpine LO + Rock Mtn (Upper Wenatchee Mountains, WA)