Rock Candy
- 1.5 mi
- round trip
- 612 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Rock Candy is a mountain biking route in Washington, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It starts at about 630 feet and climbs to about 976 feet, with a total gain of 612 feet on an out-and-back trip of about 2.9 miles. The steepest stretch comes at about 1.2 miles in, where the grade reaches 17%. Rock Candy East and the Divide Trail North both begin within about a tenth of a mile of the route. 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 around 20 wet days a month. That station sits several hundred feet lower than the route, so expect cooler temperatures up high. Other mountain biking routes close by include B-7700 and North Rim #1. For paddling, North Fork Porter Creek and South Fork Porter Creek are about 5 to 6 miles away.
Local outfitters
- RiversEdge RV Park & Camping43 mi away
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Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Rock Candy
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, 9.8 mi away at 188 ft. The station sits about 800 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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