Originally Posted by
Lamabb
Do you guys get this too? or are you down the street from trails? Takes 40 min to an hour by car for me.
I'm close to most of the trails.
The Bluff: ~10 minutes
The Beacon: ~20 minutes
Riverside: ~30 minutes
Sometimes I ride my XC bike to Mt. Spokane for a group ride on a warm summer evening, which definitely calls for some preparedness. It's 25 miles to the Beach IIRC. But driving's not an option, I went car-free.
Anyway, it takes me a good 20 minutes just to get my legs fully online, so in your scenario, I'd rather ride at least partway to the trailhead than arrive with my legs in Sleep mode and have to suffer on the first climb.