Banner Forest near Port Orchard

This is the only trail review on my site that I have not actually ridden a bike on. In December in 2008, I spent a week in the Puget Sound/Seattle area. The Seattle area has a reputation for being overcast and rainy most of the yeat and it was just so while I was spending a couple of days in Bremerton. I was finishing up work one afternoon when the Sun made an appearance. I had not planned on grabbing a rental bike until later in the week so there I was off work with sunshine, no bike and just a couple of hours of daylight left. The time involved with chasing down a bike and then getting to a trailhead would have eaten up my daylight so what the heck, I went for a hike. I am going to get back here someday with a bike to give this place a through review but from what I have seen on front, this place is worth gettting out for a spin. There are about 10 miles of singletrack out here and I only scratched the surface of the trails on my hike which may have been 3 miles at most. Most of the stuff I hiked was twisty with some small ups and downs that looks to just be a hoot to ride .

Directions:

• From Highway 16, take Sedgwick Road about six miles to Banner Road and go south on Banner Road to the intersection of Banner and Olalla Valley Roads. Trailhead will be on your right.
• You can also get to this area by ferry with just your bike. If you do that you will have to ride about 3 miles or so to the east from the Southworth ferry terminal on Sedgwick Road to Banner Rd. You will certainly want to duck into the trail system at the north east corner of the property just after Overra Rd at the blue gates.

Ride Report:

Ride Report, there ain't no stinking ride report. Just a bunch of pictures from a hike.