HLC has been around since the beginning. Originally built and opened in 2008 with the Grand Opening of Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park, it’s a long-time favorite.

The incredible volunteers of the ‘Dirt Wizards’ spent every weekend through April restoring upper HLC, adding a new drop, and rebuilding the step-up. That month turned into many months. From there, they mapped out and brought to life an entirely new second half of the trail.

Over the past 7 months the Dirt Wizard Trail Crew brought this project to life!
🪏28 work parties
🪏All weather conditions
🪏1,200+ volunteer hours

Their goal? Keep the original HLC feel, but evolve it for modern bikes- longer, more consistent transitions and a top-to-bottom flow with features you won’t find anywhere else at Duthie.

Huge thanks to everyone who showed up, dug in, and made this happen.
Fun Fact: Each feature has been named after all the trail pups! Past and present🐾🐶

Trails don’t maintain themselves. It takes a highly dedicated chapter, staff and volunteers together to maintain the thousands of miles of trails we have across the state of WA. Your donations and memberships transfer directly back to the trails we ride. Donate today: https://www.evergreenm…

Thanks Chris Lynch and Crew + Pups for all you do✊

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Thanks to Kevin Hicks for producing this beautiful video!

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