Blue Balls
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 54 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Sep
- best months
Blue Balls is a short, low-lying mountain biking route in Washington, about 20 miles from the town of Prevost. It is an out-and-back ride of roughly 0.28 miles, with a high point of 1,128 feet and a low of 1,074 feet. The climb is gentle, with a total gain and loss of about 54 feet each way, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.09 miles into the route, with a grade of about 3%. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Friday Harbor show July and August highs around 72 to 73°F, with lows near 50°F and the fewest wet days of the year. That station sits well below the route, so temperatures on the trail run cooler. Several other mountain biking routes sit close by. Dom's Triple Sec, T Road and C Road are each about 0.1 mile away, and Resurrection is about 0.3 mile away.
Local outfitters
- Crystal Seas Kayaking33 mi away
- Island Express Charters48 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Apr–Sep
Best time to visit Blue Balls
Best months: April–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
47° / 37°
16 wet
Feb
48° / 36°
14 wet
Mar
53° / 38°
14 wet
Apr
57° / 41°
11 wet
May
64° / 44°
9 wet
Jun
68° / 48°
7 wet
Jul
72° / 50°
6 wet
Aug
73° / 50°
8 wet
Sep
68° / 48°
12 wet
Oct
58° / 44°
15 wet
Nov
51° / 40°
16 wet
Dec
46° / 37°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Friday Harbor Ap, WA, 33.2 mi away at 109 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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