After 6 years in the making and 5,000 hours of trail building (including 1,000 hours of volunteer time - THANK YOU, volunteers!), the new Trek at Tehaleh MTB trails are complete with 6+ miles of trails including a ~2.5 mile cross-country loop for beginners with stacked loops along the ridgeline offering a variety of 1500’ to 2000’ gravity flow descent options.

Freeride trails will cater to different skill levels with ~1.5 miles of intermediate trails and another ~2 miles of expert trails that take advantage of steeper terrain.

Brought to you by Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, Pierce County Parks and Brookfield Properties, the Tehaleh Grand Opening will take place on Saturday, June 22 from 9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m. The morning will kick off with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Speakers include Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier, former State Representative Morgan Irwin, Councilmember Dave Morell of District 1, Parks and Recreation Director Roxanne Miles, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance Executive Director Yvonne Kraus, and Brookfield Properties Senior Vice President of Operations Scott Jones. 

Following the introductions, attendees will enjoy local food trucks, a live DJ, raffle and games such as the foot-down contest. In the afternoon, Evergreen is partnering with Bell Lap Productions for a Dual Slalom event and group rides. 

Join us for our Grand Opening and ribbon cutting event with Pierce County Parks and Tehaleh on Saturday, June 22nd: www.evergreenmtb.org/tehaleh-opening

Check out the interview with Tehaleh and Rob Buck, Chairman of our Pierce County Evergreen MTB, who played an important role in this project from beginning to completion: https://www.tehaleh.com/life-at-tehaleh/blog/posts-by-date/2024/april/meet-our-new-mountain-bike-park-the-trek-at-tehaleh/

More about The Trek at Tehaleh

The Trek at Tehaleh is a 204-acre mountain bike park located on the Bonney Lake plateau. It features six miles of trails that range in difficulty and elevation. The park also includes restroom and parking amenities.

Historically, community members used the area for mountain biking. In 2018, former State Representative Morgan Irwin identified state grant funds for a mountain bike park. Brookfield Properties (formerly known as Newland Communities and the Tehaleh developer) worked with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance to officially design and construct  the  mountain bike park. Pierce County Parks joined the partnership by agreeing to become the landowner and operator of the site once construction was completed. Pierce County Council passed R2022-113 in 2022 describing the terms of acceptance of the developed park and trails, in a transfer agreement with Brookfield Properties. Construction began soon afterwards and the park was completed by mid 2023.

Transfer of the property to Pierce County Parks officially closed on April 29, 2024. Pierce County Parks and Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance are partnering on trail maintenance, operations and programming to serve the Pierce County community and mountain bike enthusiasts. 

The mountain bike park was funded in part by a $309,000 Washington State Direct Appropriations Grant for the construction of trails and nearly $1.2 million in Park Impact Fee credits to Brookfield Properties. 

Photos & Riders: Vivika Stamolis & Henri Halle