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Manastash Ridge Trail #1388
Manastash Ridge Trail #1388
Length: 17 Miles
Gain: 1510’
High: 6290’
Low: 4700’
Recommended Season: Summer and Fall
Open to: Hikers, horseback riders, mountain
bikers, and motorcycle riders.
Moto Rating – Difficult
MTB Rating – Challenging
Trailhead Access: From I-90 take exit 101.
Turn south, travel 2 miles, turn right on
Cove Road. Continue 4 miles to Manastash
Road. Turn right on Manastash Road,
which becomes FS Road 3100. Continue on
FS Road 3100 past Buck Meadows and
follow signs toward Quartz Mountain to the
trailhead.
Setting: Ridgetops, subalpine zone, open
hillsides, meadows, small trees.
Parking and Facilities: There are camping
and toilet facilities at the campground.
Description: Manstash Ridge Trail descends
westerly from the top of Quartz Mountain,
generally following the top of Manastash
Ridge, and alternately climbs and descends
small knobs along the ridge. At Mount Clifty
it drops and contours around the cliffs on
this mountain. Between Clifty and Blowout
Mountain, there are approximately three
crossings of recently built roads along the
north side of the mountain to the end of the
trail at the junction with Blowout Mountain
Trail #1318. The trail between Clifty and
Blowout is under reconstruction (2006) and
is planned to reopen in Summer of '07.
Manastash Ridge Trail #1388
Length: 17 Miles
Gain: 1510’
High: 6290’
Low: 4700’
Recommended Season: Summer and Fall
Open to: Hikers, horseback riders, mountain
bikers, and motorcycle riders.
Moto Rating – Difficult
MTB Rating – Challenging
Trailhead Access: From I-90 take exit 101.
Turn south, travel 2 miles, turn right on
Cove Road. Continue 4 miles to Manastash
Road. Turn right on Manastash Road,
which becomes FS Road 3100. Continue on
FS Road 3100 past Buck Meadows and
follow signs toward Quartz Mountain to the
trailhead.
Setting: Ridgetops, subalpine zone, open
hillsides, meadows, small trees.
Parking and Facilities: There are camping
and toilet facilities at the campground.
Description: Manstash Ridge Trail descends
westerly from the top of Quartz Mountain,
generally following the top of Manastash
Ridge, and alternately climbs and descends
small knobs along the ridge. At Mount Clifty
it drops and contours around the cliffs on
this mountain. Between Clifty and Blowout
Mountain, there are approximately three
crossings of recently built roads along the
north side of the mountain to the end of the
trail at the junction with Blowout Mountain
Trail #1318. The trail between Clifty and
Blowout is under reconstruction (2006) and
is planned to reopen in Summer of '07.
Frost Mountain, Trail #1366
Length: 4.9 Miles
Gain: 1760’
High: 5360’
Low: 3600’
Recommended Season: Summer and Fall
Open to: Hikers, horseback riders, mountain
bikers, and motorcycle riders.
Moto Rating – Difficult
MTB Rating – Challenging / Recommend full-
suspension. A lot of Hike-a-Bike from
trailhead to old Lookout, then mostly
downhill to #1367.
Trailhead Access: From I-90 take exit 101.
Turn south, travel 2 miles, turn right on
Cove Road. Continue 4 miles to Manastash
Road. Turn right on Manastash Road,
which becomes FS Road 3100. Continue on
FS Road 3100 past Buck Meadows and
follow signs toward Quartz Mountain to the
trailhead.
Setting: Clearcut, ridgetop, open hillsides,
old-growth trees, stream.
Parking and Facilities: Parking for 12+
vehicles. No facilities.
Description: Heading north, the trail begins
climbing immediately through a large
clearcut (1989) for about 0.5 mile with Frost
Mountain to the right, crosses a divide and
begins a rapid descent to the South Fork
Taneum Creek, which the trail crosses
before ending on trail 1367 South Fork
Taneum. Portions of this trail were
reconstructed in 1979, but the trail is mostly
steep and rugged. South from the trailhead,
the trail follows the 3100-124 spur road for
about 800 feet before heading off to the left
into the forest. The trail continues on a
gentle up and down grade through trees,
meadows, and clearcuts for a mile to its end
at a junction with Shoestring Lake Trail
#1385.
Length: 4.9 Miles
Gain: 1760’
High: 5360’
Low: 3600’
Recommended Season: Summer and Fall
Open to: Hikers, horseback riders, mountain
bikers, and motorcycle riders.
Moto Rating – Difficult
MTB Rating – Challenging / Recommend full-
suspension. A lot of Hike-a-Bike from
trailhead to old Lookout, then mostly
downhill to #1367.
Trailhead Access: From I-90 take exit 101.
Turn south, travel 2 miles, turn right on
Cove Road. Continue 4 miles to Manastash
Road. Turn right on Manastash Road,
which becomes FS Road 3100. Continue on
FS Road 3100 past Buck Meadows and
follow signs toward Quartz Mountain to the
trailhead.
Setting: Clearcut, ridgetop, open hillsides,
old-growth trees, stream.
Parking and Facilities: Parking for 12+
vehicles. No facilities.
Description: Heading north, the trail begins
climbing immediately through a large
clearcut (1989) for about 0.5 mile with Frost
Mountain to the right, crosses a divide and
begins a rapid descent to the South Fork
Taneum Creek, which the trail crosses
before ending on trail 1367 South Fork
Taneum. Portions of this trail were
reconstructed in 1979, but the trail is mostly
steep and rugged. South from the trailhead,
the trail follows the 3100-124 spur road for
about 800 feet before heading off to the left
into the forest. The trail continues on a
gentle up and down grade through trees,
meadows, and clearcuts for a mile to its end
at a junction with Shoestring Lake Trail
#1385.