TAPEWORM

Any rider who has spent any time in the Seattle area has ridden the tapeworm.  Located just southeast of SEA in beauuuutiful Renton, WA, tapeworm is some of the best trailbuilding and maintenance I've seen.  Hand-sculpted on a slope just above Renton, it's a chunk of forest saved from certain cookie-cutter home development thanks to a power substation and some pretty thick powerlines overhead.  No worries.  Us mtbers don't mind cancer.

Tapeworm is actually a network of 3-4 trails, most of the time we start with DNA.  All of these trails are slightly different but similar in that they pack a ton of riding into a very small area.  They are constantly turning back and forth on each other, and keeping momentum and speed is key to both having fun and keeping the pedals turning.  It's a sublime example of urban trail building in a compact area, Belgians - take note!!!  The trail is dotted with little baby stunts to keep you on your toes.  After DNA and Tapeworm you finish on Parasite, which is more of the same but with several log crossings across the trail.

I did a solo ride here (GG once did solo rides before work here on a more than weekly basis) before a flight out, you can come to the tapeworm and do 1-2 hours and be super sweaty no problem.   Rocking the carbon single speed...