![]() ![]() Parkdale, which shows up about midway though the loop, has plenty of good options for lunch and snacks. Just around the bend is Binns Hill staging area and a return to pavement, thus concluding our whirlwind traversal of Post Canyon. The #106, Eight Track (#150) and Upper El Dorodo trail progression has an appealing flow, quietly winding through Post’s iconic red clay up into an extended complex of switchbacks, steadily gaining elevation southwest along the ridge toward Riordon Hill and the terminus of the Upper El Dorado trail. Traffic thankfully begins to thin on the climb away from Family Man. The initial trail sequence (Seven Streams Trail #100 > Toilet Bowl #100L) en route to the bustling Family Man staging area is climb enough to get things moving but isn’t going to blow out anyone’s legs early on. Post Canyon is busy, dusty and rowdy but in this case serves as a fantastically dense trail leadout to a larger, multi-modal adventure day. Make no mistake, pristine wilderness this is not. But it is also worth pointing out that anyone can ride to these trails from the center of town, so we wanted to highlight the fact that outside of Portland these systems actually DO EXIST! The easy 6.5-mile roll over to Post Canyon serves as a gentle warm-up before jumping into singletrack at the Seven Streams staging area, one of several busy points of entry. We chose downtown Hood River as a central start and finish because, well, ample food options and good beer in abundant supply. Dirty Ketchum Loop: Neal Creek to Mosier.Coast Range Rambler: Cochran McGregor's Music.Mosier Mayhem V2: Mill Creek Edition 2017.Deep Firelanes: The Best of Forest Park.The Methow: Twisp River to Elbow Coulee.Olympic Range: Hurricane Ridge to Obstruction Point. ![]() North Cascades: Slate Peak + Hart's Pass. ![]()
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