Ashford Bike Trail Feasibility Study Survey

The Mount Rainier Business Alliance (MRBA), with process support from ForeverGreen Trails, is working on a bike trail feasibility study for the Ashford, WA area. The study area includes the Nisqually Community Forest, (east) Elbe Hills State Forest, Tahoma State Forest, and the Osborne Mountain area of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

The study is primarily focused on mountain biking, though other activities could directly benefit such as hiking, running, dirt road recreational cycling (aka “gravel biking”), and snow sports such as snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Equestrian and motorized off-road activities are not included in this study; however, they are mentioned in the survey and those participants might benefit from coordinated improvements resulting from this project. For clarity, electric-assist bicycles (aka “e-bikes” and “eMTBs”) and adaptive mountain bikes (whether electric assist or not and regardless of the number of wheels) are specifically included in this study.

As part of this planning effort, we need to gather information from trail users on what activities and features they would like in a destination riding area. Please provide your answers to the following questions as part of our outreach process. The maps included in this survey's questions are available in larger sizes at https://www.northwestportal.com/ashford.

(PLEASE NOTE - once you leave this page, you cannot return to it. If you have not already done so, open the map link in another browser tab NOW to preserve access to the larger maps during the survey.)

Please enter your name and email at the end of the survey if you would like to be kept informed about the feasibility study process and be included in a lottery drawing for a $250 gift card from the completed survey responses.

If you have any questions about this survey or the bike trail feasibility study process, contact larryleveen@forevergreentrails.org or 360-357-3871.