Friday, August 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM  clip-in
(please be ready 10 minutes before)

Horse Creek Lodge 56228 Delta Drive, McKenzie Bridge, Oregon 97413

Services at Start/End: Water, Showers, drinks at the end of the ride. Be sure and pack a lunch.

While this is an Advanced and Intermediate MTB ride we will be taking our time to fully experience this classic ride.

Ride Type: Mountain

The McKenzie River Trail is one of the absolute best mountain bike trails in North America. Nearly 25 miles in length and slightly downhill (when ridden as a shuttle), the trail’s stats are a bit misleading. Most riders will take at least 4 or 5 hours to complete the ride partly because of the technical upper trail and partly because of the number of amazing photo opportunities to stop and regroup. The first 10 or so miles are a “black-diamond” technical trail, with lots of “exfoliating” pumice and lava (knee pads and platform pedals are a good idea on the MRT). After that, the trail becomes an intermediate route with lot of flowy twists and turns to the bottom. Another option for those that are not into the rocky terrain is to stay on the West side of Clear Lake. This is all single track along Clear Lake Trail is fairly smooth and actually a little more scenic. Old growth forest vs lava landscape.

1. We can meet up at Horse Creek Lodge at 0845 for the $35 shuttle. 2. Please schedule the 0900 shuttle yourself.                                                   3. Rob Hafey can take 4 riders we will meet up at his house at 0700 and drive to Horse Creek Lodge it takes an hour and a half.

Click here to pass y and register for your shuttle.  https://horse-creek.com/mckenzie-mountain-bike-hike-shuttles/mckenzie-river-trail-shuttle/

Mark Klinger

208 447-7793

mtnbkrid@yahoo.com