SpeedyManiac
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Hey all, does anybody know of some good trail riding spots in the kootenays/eastern washington/idaho panhandle that are open right now? I want to go riding bad, but the snow is taking its time melting.
Pacific NW/Southeast BC riding spots?
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FireDawg75
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Too much snow right now, but if you can make a ride in the Summer months, the Sawtooth Backcountry in the Okanogan/Wenatchee National Forests(North of Lake Chelan near Twisp and Winthrop) is some really spectacular riding. A place open right now would be the the Moses Lake Sand Dunes in Moses Lake WA. Look at the following link: http://www.nmaoffroad.org/
Too much snow right now, but if you can make a ride in the Summer months, the Sawtooth Backcountry in the Okanogan/Wenatchee National Forests(North of Lake Chelan near Twisp and Winthrop) is some really spectacular riding. A place open right now would be the the Moses Lake Sand Dunes in Moses Lake WA. Look at the following link: http://www.nmaoffroad.org/
trailmeister
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Hey, walker valley near mount vernon ( 50ish miles south of the border on I-5 ) is good now too...
SpeedyManiac
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Lake Gillette is still snowed in. I don't know where any riding areas are in the US. I don't know if I'm legal or anything. Up here you don't need any permits or anything to ride, dealer is US said that all I need is proof of Canadian Citizenship to ride in US. Help!!
dual-sporter
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you need a orv permit and spark arrester on most trails...even though they(cops/rangers, if you run into one) usually don't check. to ride forest service roads at all you need to be street legal.
You need to be street legal to ride fire service roads????
So when I go to Walker Valley and ride to the top of the North Trail, am I really not allowed to cruise down the fire road to some other trail to return to the parking lot? If this is really the case, it seems ridiculous. Is there a source for the do's/don't's of off road riding?
So when I go to Walker Valley and ride to the top of the North Trail, am I really not allowed to cruise down the fire road to some other trail to return to the parking lot? If this is really the case, it seems ridiculous. Is there a source for the do's/don't's of off road riding?
dual-sporter
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its an interesting argument, but yes and no... let me explain the best i've been told... or at least i'll try to
if you're on 'National Forest' service roads, yes you need a plate. tecnically on state DNR roads you sould be but they don't get picky about it... but if it is a logging road, no, you don't have to be street legal in either case ... just know what you're on top of & you should know if you're okay...
i've never ridden walker, so i'm not sure if you're supposed to be street legal on that particular road... it's state DNR land, so you're probly OK.
if you're on 'National Forest' service roads, yes you need a plate. tecnically on state DNR roads you sould be but they don't get picky about it... but if it is a logging road, no, you don't have to be street legal in either case ... just know what you're on top of & you should know if you're okay...
i've never ridden walker, so i'm not sure if you're supposed to be street legal on that particular road... it's state DNR land, so you're probly OK.