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Sandy Ridge
Clackamas County, OR, US

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Northwest Excursions

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9 mi.
1,741 ft.

Those whoops and hollers in the woods at Sandy Ridge aren’t Bigfoot but your fellow riders expressing their overwhelming joy. You can see it in their loam-eating grins as they blast back into the trailhead after rallying an unending collection of deep berms, blazing fast straightaways, and chunky rock gardens.

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