Hey, I finally remembered to bring my bike with me so that I can go riding after work at Japanese Gulch. I've never been in there before so I'll probably just enter at the bottom of the gulch and ride whatever I can find, unless anyone has a map/advice/better idea. Anyone interested in joining me or showing me around?
Japanese Gulch after work today 7-9-08
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I can't go cause I have to work but if you take the gravel fire road up along the train tracks to the top until you see a fork in the road, take the slight left where the gate is. Then about 20 or 30 ft up that road theres a trail entrance on your left. The first section is up and down XC but then it eventually turns into a good downhill run with some jumps and drops towards the end. It's about 20 min up (relaxed) and almost 20 down. Lot's of fun. Theres freeride stuff on the opposite side if you're looking for something like that.
Have fun.
Have fun.
How'd it go? I live near Japanese Gultch and unfortunately I do not see much progress in terms of trail development. Most of the old fun stuff is in big disprepare and I suck at jumping the new dirt jumps. :biggrin:
Well, since it was my first time there, I can't really compare it to the gulch of yesteryear. A coworker and I started out from the Boeing Rec Center parking lot and rode down to the main road at the bottom (5th ave?) via whatever trail caught our attention along the east side. We "sort of" shuttled it with a car waiting at the bottom. Never saw any dirt jumps though. I'd like to suck at jumping them too! Where are they? I brought my bike with me again today and will go riding again tonight, either the gulch again or the mini-D at St. Eds.
PM me and I'll meet you out there either after my work, or before work.
I can also do a quick 5 min drive up the hill to show you all the good trail spots in the Jeep if you want.
I can also do a quick 5 min drive up the hill to show you all the good trail spots in the Jeep if you want.
In a Jeep? Seems pretty single-tracky to get a two tracker stuffed back in the trails. do tell 
Not on the trails, just to the various entrances and exits along the dirt road.In a Jeep? Seems pretty single-tracky to get a two tracker stuffed back in the trails. do tell