Cross Washington Mountain Bike Route (XWA) 2022
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- Second Video is now out where we try to make it to Missoula:
• Bikepacking -Tekoa to ...
Finally finished the full Cross Washington Mountain Bike Route (XWA) video and hope you all enjoy it.
Total mileage from La Push to Tekoa was 730 miles and it took us 12 days if you consider the first and last days were half days. We had an awesome time and totally recommend this route. Just be ready for steep climbing and singletrack, so pack light and have fun!
If you all are interested in the actual route we rode you can check it out here:
ridewithgps.com/routes/41326877
Just remember when doing the XWA, download the latest route from Troy (link below) and do not use our route as it's just for information purposes only.
Thanks again to Troy for developing this amazing route!
For info on this route please go to: crosswashington.weebly.com/
Or: bikepacking.com/routes/cross-...
00:00 Travel Day
0:58 Day 1 - La Push Wild Camp
2:37 Day 2 - Wild Camp to Elwha Dam Campground
6:38 Day 3 - Elwha Dam to Dungeness Campground
8:25 Day 4 - Dungeness to Old Golf Course
11:04 Day 5 - Old Golf Course to Bothell
14:15 Day 6 - Bothell to Roaring Creek
18:23 Day 7 - Roaring Creek to Mineral Spring's
20:53 Day 8 - Mineral Spring's to Wenatchee
23:23 Day 9 - Wenatchee to Ephrata
26:46 Day 10 - Ephrata to Moses Lake
29:34 Day 11 - Moses Lake to Ritzville
33:51 Day 12 - Ritzville to Rosalia
38:06 Day 13 - Rosalia to Tekoa
Loved this video, nice work!! This route is now on my list
Hey Ryan! Thanks, really means a lot coming from you. We love your videos and all you do for the cycling community. You inspire so many people to get out there and see this beautiful world we live in. The XWA is an awesome adventure and can't wait to see you ride it. Happy Trails!
I'm with you Ryan. Officially on the list. :)
Hey duzer! An idea for this route it to either 1. Instead of ending in tekoa, end in Spokane which is at the end of the Columbia plateau trail. Big city with an airport. 2. Keep going to plummer and enjoy one of America longest paved bike paths all the way to mullan idaho. (Maybe bring a friend for this ride). From there is a gravel rail trail. All the way to Missoula Montana. In-between is an awesome rail trail called the route of Hiawatha that goes over high trestles and is epic!
Cheers
I live 5m off this route just east of Seattle, I'd love to tag along for any amount you end up doing duzer!
Great work! Temperatures looked brutal, you two had some tough hard days for sure.
Hey Chris, Those hot days sure did make it harder. Sure was a fun route though. I watched your video again after we got back as it was fun to see how things changed from June to August. BTW you are killing it on your videos, the bikerafting looks like a blast. Let me know if you ever venture down to Florida, we have some really good bikepacking here. Thanks!
Hope you all enjoy this video! We decided to go back to a longer format video and not break the adventure into multiple videos. Curious if you all prefer it this way?
It was good to see all the ride at once and i can just about handle the wait for the ride to Missoula.
Do you have a gear list of all the stuff you brought with, including the bike models? Anything you would have done differently, or brought?
@@chromebook2724 Thank you for the input and I agree. Haha, hopefully I will have the next video out soon! Thanks, ride on!
I liked the longer format.
@@alexmarchica5264 I do have a gear and bicycle review video on my channel. We have our gear down pretty good now and have not changed it. I can't think of anything we would have done differently and we used all the gear we brought, sorry that's not the best answer.
I have to agree with The Duzer, after watching PNW Bikepacking and your video this now on the To Do List for sure! Cheers
It's an amazing route and a must do! Thanks for watching and happy trails!
What a great movie. We (Michelle and I) miss to see you guys around and riding with us like the old days. Enjoy your adventures and we hope to see you soon. H&Michelle
Thanks so much! Yes, we miss seeing you both. Just taking a little break from all of the racing. We’ll have to meet up again for a ride or camping trip sometime.
I would say you 2 are lucky to have these adventures, but I know all too well these things don't happen by accident. It takes a tremendous amount of planning and preperation to do these rides. You have my attention and respect.
Thanks, appreciate it. Yes, although we do all of that planning and preparation, we are still very grateful things work out and feel fortunate to do these adventures.
Loved this. Can’t remember the last time I watched a CZcams video this long. Really great footage and enjoy your narration!
Thank you very much. Appreciate it and glad to hear you how much you liked it.
Great coverage of the ride and amazing commentary! The music is awesome too!
Thanks so much. Appreciate it. It’s a great route.
Yay! The long waited cross Washington video has dropped! My day has been MADE thank you PedalPower Adventures!
Haha, glad we could help with your day. Thanks for watching. Ride on.
This was a great and informative video! I’m thinking of doing this in 2024 and I have watched a couple other videos on this route but yours has been the most informative. Thank you!
Thank you, glad it was helpful. You will not be disappointed, it's a wonderful route. Happy Trails!
Thank you for taking the time to create this video and share with us, it’s awesome!
Your welcome, it was a fun one to make. Ride on.
Another great video. Thanks for posting and all the narrative as well.
Thanks, much appreciated!
You two, NEVER DISAPPOINT!👍
Thanks so much. Try not to, lol
Great video that shows the northern part of the PNW. Cycling is demanding but the rewards are priceless? Great video that shows the neighborhood state. Greetings from Oregon.
Thanks! Totally agree about the great self rewards you get from cycling. Oregon is a beautiful state been there a bunch!
Great video. Thanks for sharing such a great documentary of the route. Rest comfortably knowing the high route is much more spectacular than the low route and well worth the extra effort.
Thanks Troy, really appreciate it. The high route was definitely spectacular and now with what you just said, so glad we did it. Ride on!
Simply outstanding! Thanks (again).
Thanks really appreciate it! Happy Trails!
Thanks for the great video. Truly inspirational.
Thanks, much appreciated!
Fantastic footage and cool tunes!
Many thanks!
Thank you for making this video! I’d been curious about this route for a few years and it provided a lot of great information for me.
It’s a really great route worth trying. Thanks for watching.
Fun trip and great video. It is obvious that it takes a lot of effort and love to create such quality content, so thank you and keep them coming!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video and really appreciate your nice comment. Ride on!
Beautiful job filming this diverse route! Rode it last month with the XWA Race and it brought back so many wonderful memories - Happy Trails!
Thanks, much appreciated! The XWA is such a beautiful and fun route. Congrats on racing it!
Just what I needed inspiration to get out on my bike. Longer the better for me on your videos. Keep up the good work. 🚴🚴🚴
Yeah that's what I like to hear, bicycles are so good for the soul! Thanks for the input and I will keep on trying to improve the videos. Ride on.
Very enjoyable to watch. Also, nice music choices, especially Kiss of Life.
Thanks, been waiting awhile to use that song.
Greetings from Manchester, England. 🏴
Thank you for sharing your epic ride, it looked truly amazing.
Hopefully in 2024 we are going to be in your country doing the GB Divide! The XWA is definitely worth a trip to the USA.
Great video and thanks for sharing! I like the longer format versions. It’s nice to see the full adventure in one series. I did not realize how varied the environment was is Washington. It look like some tough terrain made more difficult with high temps. Congratulations!
Thanks for the input on the video format and I agree. Yeah it's crazy how fast the environment changes in Washington, sure does make it fun. Thanks for watching, ride on!
Great video - inspires me to explore more of the state - thanks!
Thanks, yeah Washington is sure a fun state for bikepacking/touring.
That looks like an amazing ride, 40 to 100 temperature swings and rainforest to desert. That's definitely on the to do list. like you say and i do too, life is short. cheers
Thanks, this route pretty much has it all and hope it gets as popular at the GDMBR some day, it deserves it! Ride on.
Incredibly well told and shot! Those were some pretty grulling looking days in the saddle... you guys should be proud.
Thanks very much. If it were all easy it wouldn't maybe be as epic or rewarding. The awesomeness of the route more than makes up for it/makes it worth it.
Amazing adventure footage of your bike tour of XWA. Thanks for sharing, looks like a lot of production work - thanks for taking the time. The curated music in this and all of your other videos always has me with on shazam creating cool tune playlists ... Keep this format its really enjoyable to watch.
Thanks for the great feedback. Appreciate it and glad you like it. It is always a work in progress. The time it takes is worth it in the end, especially the for the memories. Happy trails!
Awesome ride!
It's an amazing route. Thanks for watching.
You did an excellent job. For those that have ridden the route we recognize the epic shots but few capture it the way you did. Also it’s twice as long when you take the time to capture all those drone shots and two person ride by’s. Thanks for taking the time.
Thanks much. Appreciate the feedback and kind words. It was such an epic route so it was well worth the time. Happy trails!
A+. Not only the hard work of the riding, but the film was top notch.
Thanks, really appreciate it. Glad that the filming can encompass the experience.
This was really epic and I loved watching it. I can't believe you rode 13 big days like that back to back with no rest day. And carrying all that gear.
Thanks so much. There are always some challenging parts but so worth it.
Beautifully filmed and well narrated video. I definitely like this format. I live in the Teton Valley now, but spent 54 years in Washington and have seen and loved all the places you rode through. On my list now. A much shorter route you might consider is the Oregon Outback; lots of diverse scenery and plenty of cattle gates!
Thanks, much appreciated. The Oregon Outback is on our list, looks like a fun route.
Really great overview of the XWA route, thanks! Looks a lot less green and a lot less snowy than it does during the grand depart in May!
Thanks, much appreciated. I saw some videos and pictures from around the grand depart time and was also surprised how different it looks. Washington is sure a beautiful state! Happy Trails.
Really liking the chapter format on YT videos - makes it easy to start\stop them.
Yeah, totally agree! Happy Trails!
Nicely done with music, narration, and videography, D. Glad you both had an awesome trip and well done with heart rate management on the long climb days.
Sorry to hear about Dean.
Thanks for sharing, sir
Hey Karl, really appreciate it. Yeah, it’s all about the zone 1 and 2 with the longer days of riding. Ride on!
@@PedalPowerAdventures And you both are pedaling around on fully loaded, heavy bikes. Impressive you maintain zone 1 and 2 going up steep grades.
Great video of gorgeous country, Washington is a lot more diverse than people realize. I went to Washington State in Pullman, located in the Palouse not far from your endpoint, the rolling wheat fields have a special beauty at harvest time and you really captured it. Very enjoyable to watch
Thanks a lot. We have always been impressed with the state of Washington, but have mainly only seen the western side previous trips there so neat to see the changes as we rode east.
Incredible, brings back a lot of memories.
Glad to hear. It’s an amazing route. Hope all good memories.
Thanks , love the videos
Thanks a lot. Appreciate it.
Absolutely fantastic video!!! I really enjoyed riding with you on part of your journey. Thanks, Mike from Woodinville.
Hey Mike, hope everything is well. So glad you rode with us and enjoyed chatting with you. You live in an awesome state!
@@PedalPowerAdventures Thanks, really looking forward to your next leg of this trip. You are a very good story teller. Thanks, mike.
you have opened up a totally new bike destination for some of us! WA state . Awesome videos Thanks for your time to create these.🚴🏕
Thanks so much. Appreciate the kind words. Yes, Washington is really a great place to ride. Definitely recommend a trip there to experience it yourself. Happy trails.
We have ridden in Washington state several times and love it. Another great one for more of a road biking route is the Adventure Cycling Sierra Cascades route we did several years ago from Washington/Canadian boarder south. Seattle to Portland is a fun two day adventure with fairly easy logistics though A LOT of people. We were also really impressed with the Capitol Forest 100 mile mountain bike race when we did it in 2013 and loved the trails there. You have a great place to ride!
I'm an MTB'er however bikepacking looks incredibly appealing!! I have an idea to do a weekend tour to my old neighborhood, spend a day or two there then go home the way I came. it could happen =)
MTB is our passion, just like you. Defiantly should really give it a go! We got hooked right away with bikepacking/bicycle touring. You will love it! Happy Trails.
Loved the music!
Thanks
great video.
Thanks!
Nice video. I like that you're on MTBs and not "gravel" bikes. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. MTB’s are more fun to ride and the do everything machine!
Wow! You really captured the essence of that epic route. That looked amazing and so beautiful.
Thanks, we were really trying to give this route the justice it deserved. Thanks for watching!
Great vid! Want to do this, thanks for the stoke
Thanks much. You definitely should do this! It's one of our favorite trips
cool soundtrack!
beautyful videos
Thanks again
Nice looking ride in my backyard, I got my first mtn bike in 1981 and the first place I rode was RI Grade, made me question my sanity. Crop dusters aren't anything to mess with, last summer I got dusted near Quincy, WA riding and wound up with some respiratory issues.
Agree that it is a great route. Can't believe that Rock Island Grade was your first ride on a mountain bike and that you're still riding, lol. The crop dusting was definitely NOT a highlight. Thanks for watching.
Hey a Duzer endorsement! That is cool!
Yes it is, hope he does the XWA! Happy Trails.
best videos keep on filming please
Thanks very much . Will do!
Good 👍.
Thanks much!
Hi pedalpower nice video
Hey, thanks!
Nice video. I think the music on the background was Gene Loves Jezebel ?
Thanks, You are correct one of the songs was Gene Loves Jezebel!
@@PedalPowerAdventures I was training home and watching your video and I recognized the voice. I'm a big fan, but I only like their early albuns.
What brand/model bike are you using? Apologize if you stated in comments already. Love your videos and Thanks for sharing!
We are both riding the Why Cycles Supple 7. Why Cycles is now Revel Bikes and they stopped making the S7. The Revel Bikes El Jefe is similar. Thanks for Watching!
@@PedalPowerAdventures I also live in the Tampa Area. Was wondering if you know of any bike clubs in the area. I would love to go on one of these bikepacking adventures.
How is it going 2023 thank you for this post.
2023 has been another eventful year with lots of great bike packing. Trying to share as many of our trips as possible. Thanks and happy trails!
Thank you, that was very informative. I have a couple questions. If flying into Seattle can you simply bike to the trail and head east, if you don’t need to start at the beginning? The car rental and multiple bus route to Port Angles looked like a pain. Second, how far are resupplies apart generally? It looked like most were a day or so? Third, can you ride the route on a Salsa Cutthroat or do you need a hard tail? Finally, thank you for showing the route all the way to Missoula. That was awesome.
Thanks . I would think that you would be able to just ride from the airport and make your way to the route, however, not exactly sure since we are not completely familiar with the area. That being said, the car rental and buses were surprisingly easy, more so than we anticipated. There is also a bus that goes straight from the airport to Port Angeles but the timing of when our plane arrived and when the bus left and got to Port Angeles did not work out well for us since we had time constraints. We felt like the Olympic peninsula section was probably one of the best ones along the route and would be a shame to miss out on it with bypassing it and picking up the route in Seattle. But that's our opinion. Supply points were pretty good with most being only a day or so. The longest was maybe on the high route since the store by Mineral springs campground was closed/had reduced hours and days open due to it being at the end of "season.". I would think a cut throat would work on this route as well. Hope you get to experience this route as it is a great one. Happy trails!
@@PedalPowerAdventures thank you for the valuable information. The trail looked fantastic. I think we would take the low road though. That high road looked pretty challenging. I was looking at either the Cross Washington Route or the BC trail. Flying into Seattle would probably work for either route. It’s good to know there is one bus available directly to Port Angles. Thank you. Well done!
We were debating on the BC Trail or XWA just like you are and will defiantly be doing the BC Trail sometime in the future. Let us know which one you decide and how it goes, don’t think you can go wrong with either route. We are so lucky to have all of these choices with bikepacking routes!
@@PedalPowerAdventures the only downside with the BC trail from Vancouver to Banff that I have learned of so far in my research is that the KVR was destroyed by flooding in 2021 from Hope to Princeton BC. It looks like the alternative is highway 3 for about 83 miles. It’s unclear when if ever they will repair it. It’s a shame because it looks like it was really a spectacular rail to trail before.
That really is a shame.
You misspelt Snoqualmie @15:42
Can you tell me what bikes you were riding.
We we on Why Cycles S7. Unfortunately they don't make that model anymore. :(
Nice video. Please just turn down the music or turn up the voice narrative.
Appreciate your feedback. I have been working on the volume music vs speaking and trying new editing software on our latest videos which may have helped with this now. Thanks and happy trails.
music......
Wow, didn't see any homeless camps along the bike paths in Seattle
We were also pleasantly surprised.
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be better without the music