Reviewed by: if2wheelsiride ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
I only rode this trail because I was staying in the PA area at some friends. Great setting. The drive seems like your going up, up ,up right into Olympics or an alpine valley in Switzerland. The DNR logging was still going on as of the end of November 2003. Glad the timber sale is going to make $900,000 for the County. I hope the State puts in the contract that the logging company must repair the damaged trails. Approx 30 to 40% of the northern portion of the trial is now unrideable. (Picture stumps, snags and brush piled 6 feet high where the trail used to be.) It is a fairly short trail and with the clear cutting even shorter.
Summary: This is an okay trail if you live on or are visiting the top-o-the Olympic Peninsula a but it is by no measure a destination ride.

Recommended Route:
Same as previous posts. Don't think that the part that is closed for logging is full of cool logs to ride over or that you can huck your way over all the debris on the closed part of the the trail like I did. Unless your driving a D-9, it really, really is unrideable.

Reviewed by: Tracerboy ,  Cross Country Rider , from Port Angeles

Summary:
Turn south off of W. 8th Street onto Pine St. or exit from 101 onto Pine St. just west of Albertsons. South of 101 Pine turns into Black diamond. Go to the top of Black Diamond and turn LEFT (south)onto Lake Dawn Road. Follow it to the first steep left turn which "sixpack" and go up it for about .5 mile to where the trail hits the road on the right. Park on the left in the off-camber little pull off.
The loop is being LOGGED. THERE IS NO UPPER PARKING LOT!

Recommended Route:
The climb is tough and technical. Shuttle weenies forget it. The first possible left is DNR Closed. The second left will take you on a good little 3? mile loop if you take the next two rights. IF you go straight at the second right of the loop you can follow the trail to a killer double tract desent down to Mt. Angeles Rd. Caution! If you go down it you have to go back up it to get to your car! The downhill back to the car will command your full attention! Overall this trail is still a good short fix for competent XC riders. Difficulty depends on how hard you push the limits. I'll try to keep the logging distruction posted but realize that much of the original Foothills trail is already toast and it will get worse before it gets better.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Lower dungeness/Gold Creek (23mi)
Sadie Creek (21mi)
Mt Mueller (14mi)

Reviewed by: 

Summary:
Trail was in good condition, banked turns, very little loose rock, roots, or ruts. Approach via fire road is long and steep, you've got to earn it before you can spend it. Makes a great loop ride. Heart pounding climbing and breathtaking downhill.

Reviewed by: seth smith , from Port Angeles, WA, United States

Summary:
Awsome trail for intermediate - advanced riders. Some very technical downhills and steap climbs. if you dont like climbs, i dont recomend this trail to you. There are some trails branching off from the main trail. like "suiside" and "the Burn" Both downhills. this is one rad trail. NOW GO AND RIDE IT!!!!

Recommended Route:
go up 6pack rd, too the top