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The Syncline 

The Syncline. A very scenic place to ride. Trails, Mountains, Valleys, Rivers, Flowers & Big Sky in Washington. A Syncline is a fold of rock layers. Synclines form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces. They can be as small as the side of a cliff or as large as an entire valley.

Folds typically form during crustal deformation as the result of compression that accompanies organic mountain building.

Organic mountain building, equals Great Trails!


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Author: bicycleface
Date: 16 Mar 2008 11:19:55 AM
Source: AllSport GPS on my phone
Activity: Mountain Biking
State: Washington (WA)
Distance: 16.93 mi  (Change units)
Calories: 1950
Average Speed: Overall: 3.6 mph - 0:16:31/mi
Active: 3.6 mph - 0:16:31/mi
Duration: Total: 4:39:44
Active: 4:39:44
Unaccounted: 0:00:00
Survey Elevation: Total Gain: 4867 ft
Total Loss: 4864 ft
Net Change: 3 ft
Difficulty: 5 / 10
Tags: Washington, White Salmon
Rating: Unrated   Rate it

The Syncline is not a trail, it's many trails. Your riding style might determine how your start your ride at The Syncline. If you're a Gravity rider, then most like likely you'll shuttle up Courtney Rd. to the top where you can access or connect to most trails. Cross country / All Mountain riders like myself will probably ride from the parking lot via Maui or the Jeep Trail. Once you're at the top, you've got the Crybaby: Single-track the width of your tire on the edge of the Syncline, a trail that earns it's name with every other new rider who trys it. The Crybaby connects to a G force steep trail,The Wizard. The seemingly Innocuous Hidden Valley. Here's a trail that scared me. I'm riding along, enjoying the beautiful, narrow, buff, ridgeline single track, when I round a corner; I find my self on the edge of earth at 1500ft. The feeling of flying or free falling was incredible. This was absolutely as close to the edge I've ever rode and as close to the edge as I want to get. Coyote Canyons: This trail is a must ride. Single-track in the woods, through the woods, over the woods. This trail made an east coast transplant feel at home; Leaves on the ground, logs, rocks gardens, wet dirt, ( I was pleasantly surprised to not find mud in March.) For the technicians there is The Gauntlet. More, beautiful; gravity fed single-track; but with a twist, gates of sharp rock gardens intercepting the blissful single track about every 50ft. Little Moab. It's fun a rideable rocky trail. Maui, The first single track you see if your going to ride up. This trail has views and mini waterfalls, When I looked down on this trail from above, it looked like a movie set. This trail is fun to climb and descend. One of the many great aspects of The Syncline is you don't even have to go all the way to the top to have fun, you can ride to mid-base of The Syncline and just ride.

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Tracks

The Syncline

Distance: 16.93 mi Points: 2386 Calories: 1950
Total Time: 4:39:44 Speed: 3.6 mph Pace: 16:31 / mi
Active Time: 4:39:44 Speed: 3.6 mph Pace: 16:31 / mi

Points of Interest

Veiw from Hidden Valley

Location: 45.711693, -121.392489
Rocks

Photo 11

Location: Unknown
Approaching a rock garden in Hidden Valley

Video 14

Location: Unknown
Jon rides the switch back in Hidden Valley

Video 15

Location: Unknown
A rocky part of Hidden Valley

start of the ride

Location: 45.699046, -121.394377
start of the ride

Video 16

Location: Unknown
The End

Maui

Location: 45.703362, -121.394806
Maui Trail Syncline

Photo 3

Location: Unknown
meadow trail

Hidden Valley

Location: 45.709296, -121.389141
Jon descending Hidden Valley

Crybaby

Location: 45.715709, -121.410856
More of The Crybaby

Climbing Maui

Location: 45.706059, -121.393433
Jay Climbing Maui

Photo 0

Location: Unknown
Parking lot

on the edgre of the Syncline

Location: 45.713072, -121.409140
end of the Crybaby

the crybaby

Location: 45.718226, -121.438322
Start of the crybaby

Photo 12

Location: Unknown
Plank Bridge Hidden Valley

The Syncline

Location: 45.705220, -121.400642

Hidden Valley

Location: 45.704921, -121.389828
waterfall

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