Rock Candy West
- 1.5 mi
- round trip
- 1,247 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Rock Candy West is a mountain biking route in Washington, on land managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The out-and-back ride covers about 2.9 miles, with the high point at 1,720 feet and the low at 858 feet. The total climb is 1,247 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.5 miles, with a grade of 41%. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from the Olympia airport weather station, about 10 miles away, show July and August highs near 78°F with only about five wet days a month. That station sits well below the route, so temperatures on the trail run cooler. North Rim #1 is about 0.2 miles away, and Divide Trail North and B-7700 are each about 0.4 miles off. Rock Candy East lies about a mile away.
Local outfitters
- RiversEdge RV Park & Camping43 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Rock Candy West
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, 10.4 mi away at 188 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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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