Umptatum Ridge Road

Total Miles
13.6

Elevation

1,248.86 ft

Duration

3 Hours

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

Umtanum ridge road is a dirt road with a few deep rutted sections. There are multiple switchbacks as you continue up the hills and as you come down. There is a small bridge crossing with an excellent camping spot both to the right and the left of the bridge. Continuing up the mountains involves some steep inclines and some deeply rutted sections. Loose rocks and dirt road sections cover most of the terrain. Rattlesnakes have been seen on this trail, so please exercise caution around wildlife.

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Difficulty

While there are some deeply rutted sections, none of them are over 12" deep.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Emerald City Rivian Club

Very rocky trail with a lot of uneven surface. High clearance is def recommended. I would say level 3 is accurate on this trail but if it’s really muddy or the ground is mushy then I would say this trail will be harder. There are some easy bypass you can take during this route. It’s def a fun trail to just to travel through the hills and you can looked on the city of ellensburg. I had T-Mobile signal during this trail.

Sai Saket Regulapati

Apr 06, 2024

2023 Ford Bronco Sport

Open

Rough/Deteriorated

Trail had a lot of rocks and holes. But otherwise pretty good. Had to air down to 25 psi!

Beautiful conditions, with a couple muddy ruts and a couple rocky inclines. I went east to west. In that direction there is a ~16 degree rocky downhill in the second half, which might be challenging to climb or sketchy in the wet, depending on your vehicle. The western half also had some tight-ish spots where careful attention was required to avoid pinstripes on my Raptor - but not quite bad enough for me to get out my hedge trimmer. Stay on top and out of the ruts, and this should be a nice trip for any 4x4 with decent clearance.

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