https://gravl.cc/tags/mt-rainier-national-park/ Recent content in Mt Rainier National Park on Not quite found Hugo en Thu, 02 Jun 2022 21:31:03 -0700 https://gravl.cc/reports/2020/08/26/paradise/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://gravl.cc/reports/2020/08/26/paradise/ <h1 class="title is-4 has-text-weight-normal">By the Numbers</h1> <div class="btn-cards"> <div class="btn-header"><a href="https://gravl.cc/sports/">Sport</a></div> <div class="btn-content"><a href="https://gravl.cc/sports/cycling/">Cycling</a></div> <div class="btn-header"><a href="https://gravl.cc/shapes/">Shape</a></div> <div class="btn-content"><a href="https://gravl.cc/shapes/loop/">Loop</a></div> <div class="btn-header"><a href="https://gravl.cc/profiles/">Profile</a></div> <div class="btn-content"> <a href="https://gravl.cc/profiles/pyramid/">Pyramid</a> <br><i>Ridden anticlockwise, a long descent on a tree covered road followed by a fully exposed epic climb</i> </div> <div class="btn-header">Distance</div> <div class="btn-content">61 miles</div> <div class="btn-header">Elevation</div> <div class="btn-content">5600 feet</div> <div class="btn-header">Moving Time</div> <div class="btn-content">4h15m</div> <div class="btn-header">Logistics</div> <div class="btn-content">Park at <a href="https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/longmire.htm">Longmire</a></div> <div class="btn-header">External</div> <div class="btn-content"><a href='https://www.strava.com/activities/3970445323' target='_blank'>Strava</a> | <a href='https://ridewithgps.com/trips/55061639' target='_blank'>Ride with GPS</a> | <a href='https://www.relive.cc/view/vPv4MARMP3O' target='_blank'>Relive</a> | <a href='https://mg.gravl.cc/mgredirect/album/nKQF5X' target='_blank'>Photos</a></div> </div> <hr> <p>I started this ride by entering through the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm">Park</a> entrance at <a href="https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/longmire.htm">Longmire</a> and parking in the day use lot behind the lodge.</p> <div class="notice"> <aside class="notice"> Remember to bring your <a href="https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm">Park Pass</a> with you because you&rsquo;ll be leaving the Park to descend <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recarea/?recid=74275">Skate Creek Road</a> and entering again at <a href="https://visitrainier.com/nisqually-river-southwest-entrance/">Nisqually</a>. </aside> </div> <figure> <a data-fancybox="paradise" href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-g9NzrsF/0/X3/i-g9NzrsF-X3.jpg" data-caption="Bridge over the Nisqually River at Longmire"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-g9NzrsF/0/M/i-g9NzrsF-M.jpg" alt="Bridge over the Nisqually River at Longmire" /> </a> <figcaption>Bridge over the Nisqually River at Longmire</figcaption> </figure> <p>The ride starts by riding behind the lodge and over the Nisqually River via a pretty cool bridge. This will lead through a campground and eventually onto NF-012, a modest gravel road, before hooking with NF-52, Skate Creek Road. It&rsquo;s a relatively long descent of 16 miles into Packwood. The majority of the ride is along Skate Creek. There&rsquo;s not much in the way of scenery or anything particularly unique about this portion of the ride.</p>