Bills Hill Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 160 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Bills Hill Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Washington, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail is about half a mile long, with a low point of 887 feet and a high of 925 feet, so the one-way climb is about 34 feet. The steepest stretch comes early on, at about 5% grade, and the whole trip is under a mile. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Olympia show July and August highs around 78°F with only about five wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the mid-40s and rain on roughly 20 days a month. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the hill run cooler. The Al Davis Trail and the MnM Trail are both about 0.6 miles away, and Waddell Basin West is about 0.8 miles off. For paddling, Sherman Creek is about 1.8 miles away.
Local outfitters
- RiversEdge RV Park & Camping38 mi away
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Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Bills Hill Trail
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
46° / 33°
20 wet · 1 snow
Feb
49° / 32°
17 wet · 1 snow
Mar
54° / 34°
19 wet
Apr
59° / 38°
16 wet
May
66° / 43°
12 wet
Jun
71° / 47°
8 wet
Jul
78° / 51°
5 wet
Aug
78° / 51°
5 wet
Sep
72° / 46°
8 wet
Oct
60° / 41°
15 wet
Nov
51° / 36°
19 wet
Dec
45° / 33°
20 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Olympia Ap, WA, 9.5 mi away at 188 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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