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Raging River

Mountain Biking Trail

Hard
18.4 mi
3,770 ft
The newest bike-specific trail system in the Seattle area.

Raging River is one of the newest mountain bike trail systems in the Seattle Area, as of the time of this writing. In May 2018, the system opened with 17 miles of singletrack, and it’s continued to grow rapidly ever since. Eventually, the Raging River trail system will include 40 miles of singletrack mountain bike trail, and will even connect to the long-time classic [Tiger Mountain]( and the community of North Bend. Future trail development is currently dependent on funding, with the final build-out of the entire system estimated to cost millions of dollars.

This trail system is located in a newly-designated state forest by the same name. "In 2009, DNR acquired 7,000 acres of forestland just to the south of Rattlesnake Mountain, which would become a core part of the new Raging River State Forest,” according to []( In addition, King County "provided critical funding through the Conservation Futures Program and holds a conservation easement on 4,000 acres.”

Mapped here is a recommended lollipop-style ride on the trails completed thus far in the Raging River system. The recommended route climbs Upward Mobility to Raging Ridge, and then makes a loop with the black diamond No Service descent and the intermediate-rated Return Policy. Alternatively, you could jump off of No Service and hit the double black diamond People’s Elbow jump line and the double black downhill tech trail known as Invictus. Either way, the remainder of the descent follows Raging Ridge back down the mountain and then splits off onto the downhill-specific trails of Poppin’ Tops and Flow State.

Overall, the route mapped here is an intermediate/advanced pedal through the Raging River system. The only black diamond-rated trails included in this route are No Service and Poppin’ Tops Upper, both of which can be bypassed with dirt roads and other trails if you prefer a slightly easier ride. Or, as mentioned above, ratchet up the difficulty with Invictus. The choice is yours!

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Written by Greg Heil
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Strava Routes

Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Raging: It's a Long Way To The Top, If You Wanna Rock-n-Roll9.48 mi2,329 ft4.7%
Upward Mobility2.69 mi1,037 ft7.3%
Upward Mobility to Flow State Lower Connector0.89 mi289 ft6.1%
Lollipop - Full Upward Mobility + No Service + Poppn' Top/Flow State18.35 mi2,270 ft0.0%
I-91 + Full Upward Mobility8.09 mi2,254 ft5.3%
Full Pull to the PT Junction4.04 mi1,503 ft7.0%
Raging: Segment 11.15 mi436 ft7.1%
One Two Punch1.75 mi666 ft7.2%
Raging: Singletrack climb to 1st tower5.02 mi1,614 ft6.1%
Raging: Segment 20.68 mi203 ft5.7%
Singletrack to Raging River Return Junction4.63 mi1,608 ft6.6%
Upward Mobility 3 (UM3)0.90 mi400 ft7.9%
Raging: Segment 30.41 mi138 ft6.2%
Raging: Segment 41.02 mi377 ft6.9%
Raging: Segment 50.60 mi269 ft8.3%
Raging: Segment 60.82 mi131 ft1.7%
Raging: Segment 70.44 mi167 ft7.1%
Raging: Segment 8 (1st radio tower)0.89 mi344 ft7.2%
The whole candy7.47 mi1,270 ft0.0%
Slash and Berms0.72 mi-200 ft-5.2%
Rainier is Watching0.44 mi-164 ft-7.1%
El Pedacito Pelón 1.39 mi240 ft0.6%
Raging: Segment 91.19 mi413 ft6.5%
No Service (Full)1.85 mi-1,178 ft-12.0%
No Service 1-30.74 mi-535 ft-13.6%
Raging - Bench to 1st Road Xing0.24 mi-131 ft-10.2%
No Service 20.25 mi-262 ft-19.8%
Rippah!0.46 mi-335 ft-13.8%
No Service late start0.94 mi-325 ft-6.5%
No Service - Last Steep Section0.74 mi-492 ft-12.5%
up to the flow part 11.72 mi600 ft6.6%
up to the flow full2.76 mi951 ft6.5%
Top of Return Policy to the lot5.66 mi-2,014 ft-6.7%
Raging Upper 1-1/2 mi - All DH! (lollipop to first climb)1.44 mi-528 ft-6.9%
RR DH Segment 30.67 mi-328 ft-9.1%
Canyon Creek Short1.16 mi-302 ft-3.6%
RR Mini DH0.32 mi-177 ft-10.2%
Canyon creek climb 0.48 mi108 ft3.2%
RR DH Segment 40.63 mi-338 ft-10.1%
Raging River final DH (complete)3.36 mi-1,483 ft-8.3%
Poppin' Tops - Full0.86 mi-449 ft-9.9%
Poppin' Tops Upper0.48 mi-262 ft-10.2%
Top to Bottom flow trail from 2.02 mi-958 ft-9.0%
Poppin' Tops Lower0.39 mi-197 ft-9.4%
Flow State (Complete)1.08 mi-561 ft-9.8%
Flow State (Upper)0.39 mi-282 ft-12.8%
Flow State Lower (NO ROAD)0.66 mi-295 ft-8.4%
Flow State (lower)0.59 mi-246 ft-7.8%
Flow State (lower)0.51 mi-243 ft-8.8%
Last itty bitty bit0.21 mi-69 ft-6.1%