Weekend getaway: Mountain Bike Rainier

3 September 2010, 10:16 am

What: Mount Rainier National Park doesn’t allow mountain bikes on its trails, but you can ride in the park on nearly 20 miles of unpaved roads. The Westside Road is just inside the Nisqually entrance in the southwest corner of the park. The first three miles of the road is open to all vehicles but the last 9.25 miles are restricted to hikers and bikers. There are two challenging climbs. In the ...... Read More »

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