DIRECTIONS TO TRAILHEAD FOR NORTHRIDGE MC TRAIL

Take exit 78 off of I-90 and turn south.    Exit 78 is known as Golf Course Road.  (The nearest exit to the west is exit 74 Nelson Siding Road. The nearest exit to the east is exit 80 which takes you to Cle Elum via Bullfrog Flats Road.)

Go .8 miles south where Golf Course Road T-bones into Westside Road. Then take a left and go over the canal.

At .3 miles more you will see Zrebiec Road. Continue straight.

At .5 miles more you will see Fowler Road. Turn right onto it. (south). It is a gravel road.

Go .9 miles and take the left turn at the Y onto road 4317.

You will cross under the powerlines after .7 miles more.

Go 1.4 miles more, then you will see a sign that says Big Creek Trail (pointing right). Take a left uphill.

At 2 miles more, the road goes downhill, passing road 117 on the right.

Go .8 miles more. You will see a tiny clearing. The trail starts at the far end of it.

Unload.

The trail goes down then heads uphill.

You can make a loop by going up to Windy Pass, then trail 1326, (going NE). Next take the connector trail to Little Creek Trail (#1334). Then 1334 back to the North Ridge Trail and back down. The loop is about 25 miles. Finding the intersections can be tricky since they both occur in clear cuts.

Another option for a loop would be to take Northridge, go east to the Blazed Ridge Trail 1333, (which is cleared and open) then down the road to Goat Peak Trail 1304. (condition unknown to me).

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