Comments on: John Wayne Trail

By: Stew

Stew — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:41:18 +0000

I tried riding from the west May 5. I wanted to ski Alpental its’ closing weekend. Snow starting about Carter Creek, & more solid towards the tunnel, which was locked. The website I looked at said it should open “on or about” May 1st. If there is a parks website with a definitive yea\nay on the tunnel opening, I clearly missed it.
Short write up on my trip & pictures here:

http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=83044

By: joe

joe — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:17:55 +0000

haha! what are the chances kel? i talked to j also. doing a little research but i’m ready and looking forward to this.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:39:52 +0000

hello Joe! was just checking out the tjwt tonight at work… And saw your name! Great minds think alike. Ed and J talked and both are interested in doing the whole trail. We need to start getting ready!

By: joe

joe — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:52:05 +0000

hey. i’m an avid rider and planning a ride from missoula to seattle to see family in august ’12. i will be meeting a couple riding partners to pedal back with in sept and want to ride the jwpt all the way thru. anyone out there interested in joining the ride? also any info on section closures or other trail information would be cool.

By: Jennifer Hodgdon

Jennifer Hodgdon — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:41:25 +0000

Hi Chris,

I’m sorry — Felix last commented here back in 2007, and I don’t seem to have his contact information any more.

–Jennifer

By: Chris Enrico

Chris Enrico — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:39:54 +0000

Jennifer,

I’d appreciate Felix’s contact info. I have an interest in the trail data from a horse rider’s perspective.

I have all available trail data (gpx) for the National Forests in the state as well as other.

Feel free to browse the maps at capitolriders.org/maps.htm

Chris Enrico
Capitol Riders Chapter BCHW
capitolriders.org

By: Benjovland

Benjovland — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:00:04 +0000

I’ll be riding the length of this trail on a solo tour from Walla Walla to Seattle in about a week and a half. Thanks, everyone, for all the helpful information that’s been posted here, and if you’ve ridden the trail anywhere between Ellensburg and North Bend recently, I’d love to hear more about the its condition!

Thanks!
-Ben H.

By: Jeff King

Jeff King — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:59:02 +0000

Did another JWT/IHSP ride over the summit this last Sunday, 8/14. This time took wife Becky. We rode through the tunnel and down to Cedar Falls. Took about 2 & 1/4 hours at an easy pace. Rode all the way west through the Cedar Falls water shed, caught the water drums show at the interpetive center, then the 1PM Bus-Up shuttle back to Hyak http://www.busup90.com/
Was a great ride back up where we rode up to the tunnel entrance to say good bye to the west-siders riding back down, then headed to Cle-Elum for an early dinner.

Happy Trails!
“biker” Jeff

By: Jeff King

Jeff King — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:19:51 +0000

Did the Crystal Springs Exit 62 ride up to and through the tunnel and down to Carter Creek and back ride with niece Janelle Saturday 7/23. Kudos to the St Parks Dept and the repairs to the summit tunnel! Lots of shotcrete where the rock was crumbling, pressure treated wood over the drainage scuppers on either side of the rail bed, and some really nice compacted 5/8 minus gravel through the tunnel. East side has its rough spots, but is still a really great ride.

Best to Ya!

“biker” Jeff

By: Todd Holman

Todd Holman — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:12:37 +0000

As Biker Jeff mentions above, here’s the article in the Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015518769_snoqualmietunnel06m.html