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Ephemeral Trail
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 89 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Ephemeral Trail is a short mountain biking route in the Paradise Valley Conservation Area in Washington, on land managed by Regional Agency Land. It's rated moderate and runs 0.69 miles one way, making for a ride of about 1.4 miles as an out-and-back. The elevation change is slight. The trail gains about 24 feet one way, and climbing adds up to about 89 feet over the full round trip, with the route staying between roughly 418 and 451 feet. The steepest grade is only about 3 percent, found near the start at around 0.07 miles. Most of the climbing comes in the later part of the route. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from the nearby Monroe weather station show July and August highs around 74 to 75°F with only six or seven wet days a month. Two Trees Trail and Big Leaf Trail are both about 0.1 miles away, and Cedar Run is about 0.4 miles off, so it's easy to link up more riding or a short hike. Paddlers can head to Bear Creek, about 5 miles away.
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Ephemeral Trail
Best months: June–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
44° / 32°
20 wet · 1 snow
Feb
48° / 32°
18 wet
Mar
52° / 35°
20 wet
Apr
57° / 39°
17 wet
May
64° / 44°
15 wet
Jun
68° / 49°
12 wet
Jul
74° / 52°
7 wet
Aug
75° / 51°
6 wet
Sep
69° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
58° / 41°
18 wet
Nov
48° / 35°
21 wet
Dec
43° / 31°
22 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Monroe, WA, 6.5 mi away at 120 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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