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Trail Guide  /  NW Washington

Gibbs Lake

5 miles 200' gain Grunt 2/5 Tech 1-2-3 X-Country
Surface: 97% Singletrack 3% Fire Road

Trail system near Gibbs Lake in Jefferson County on the Olympic Peninsula consisting of technical singletrack.  Maintained by local Quimper Trails Association.  Also ride nearby Anderson Lak

Trail system near Gibbs Lake in Jefferson County on the Olympic Peninsula consisting of technical singletrack.  Maintained by local Quimper Trails Association.  Also ride nearby Anderson Lake when in the area.

How to Find It

From highway 19, heading North, turn left onto West Valley Rd next to Chimacum High School. At mile post 4 turn right onto Gibbs Lake Rd. Follow road as it transitions to gravel. Look for parking lots on the right.

Typical Conditions

Trails stay dry year round

Local Points of Interest

The Broken Spoke Bike shop in downtown Port Townsend is a full service rental, retail and repair shop. "We want to promote cycling at all levels and make cycling something that brings us all together." They are located at 835 Water Street, Port Townsend. Here is their website: http://thebrokenspokept.blogspot.com

Advocacy & Stewardship

The park used to be a Boy Scouts camp. It was acquired by County around 1995 to save it from logging. Quimper Trails Association was formed around this time by a group of hikers, bikers and horse riders, with the goal of building and maintaining trail in the park. QTA has worked closely with the Jefferson County Parks to this day. The County believes that there is little room for new trail, so mostly the volunteers keep trails clear and repair storm damage.

Support This Trail

Every trail runs on
rider support.

Gibbs Lake and 200+ other Washington trail areas are built and maintained by Evergreen volunteers and staff — funded entirely by riders like you.