Aug
22

Freund Canyon Mountain Bike Ride

Time for a quick, fun post about a recent mountain bike ride I did a few weeks ago. A buddy from work (Jerry) and I headed out to Freund Canyon Trail just outside Leavenworth, WA. After living in Wenatchee for six years now, this is the first time I had ventured to this well known spot for bikers (side note: yet another reminder to explore the opportunities in my own backyard more often). The trail is crazy easy to get to, and offers up some fantastic riding as it is well maintained and in excellent condition.

OK, so the trail is crazy easy to find, however, make sure you go the right direction on the loop. As we were heading down, a fellow biker riding up politely informed us we were going the wrong direction. Duly noted – next time go counter-clockwise on the trail, not clockwise. Thankfully we were the first ones there at around 8:00am, so we didn’t run into anyone barreling down as we were riding up. If you are thinking about doing this ride, after parking your car, ride your bike up the main dirt road and it will funnel you right into the single track (and you’ll be on your way to a successful counterclockwise loop).

For those of you that want to really hammer it, two loops can make for a great workout. That is probably the only thing lacking about Freund Canyon, it leaves you wanting more!

Enjoy the brief video below. This is a view of the trail that few get to see (well, unless you ride it backwards like Jerry and I)…