Ragan Way is one of the off-road trails that shows the ferocity of the wildfires that ravaged the Liberty area in the summer of 2012, burning over 42,000 acres of the 259,000 acres that burned that summer. The Table Mountain fire was one of the worst fires this area has seen since the Great Fire of 1910. Sitting high atop the western-most ridge of the very scenic Table Mountain, this trail is a great scenic connector from the northern entrance to the FS roads that access the southern side trails, to include leading you to the preferred route (west) on Crystal Ridge Trail.
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There are no direct routes to the trailhead as it is on the eastern front of the Liberty area and most of the main roads are either on the north, west or southern ends of this section of the Wenatchee NF. A way to the trailhead that follows the most hard surface roads is to use NF 35 out of Ellensburg, start on Lower Green Canyon road at I90 and head north to Reecer Creek road which turns into NF 35 (later becomes Table Mountain Road). At "Riders Cabin" make a right (east) on FS 113, bearing right at the intersection of FS 3521, follow FS 3521 for 2.1 miles east to the trailhead of Ragan Way.
Trail was open and clear as of 26 Sep 22. Trail bed was very dry and dusty, with slight concern for potential to start grass fires - carry extinguishers and initial suppressions supplies. This is a fun and laid back trail winding through old fire scars while providing nice views and occasionally ducking into more mature lodgepole stands. It is rocky in spots so airing down is desirable. The trail is quite tight in spots, even for a Jeep Gladiator - full size vehicles not recommended and likely may not fit without trimming additional wood off of windfall. At the entrance of the trail from FSR 3521 is a gulley that may be difficult for stock height SUV's or those with longer overhang of a front bumper or rear bed. No scraping occurred for a stock '22 JTR. One trail casualty, a minor scuff on a fender, occurred due to tightness of a corner and a hidden Joe Poke. At the intersect of FSR 113, trail does continue past waypoint 4 until it intersect W4-315 near FSR 35.
This trail is closed for the season! See you in 2022!
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Luke is originally from rural Minnesota, after high school he joined the Army and traveled the world over his 20 year career. His final stop, and where he ended his military career was Washington state. He retired from the Army in 2011 and has been working as a Military Software systems consultant since that day. He has been into the off-road scene since he was 7 years old, when his dad bought him a 3-wheeler and he built his first race-track in the pasture. Since those days he has had motorcycles, quads, go-karts, mini-bikes, trucks, 4 different kinds of Jeeps and an AMC Eagle (station wagon). His current "toy" is a 2008 Jeep Wrangler; Luke and his family enjoy exploring the world through the windshield view of that Jeep. Luke loves taking new people out on trails and takes pride in getting a newbie through a trail that is definitely more than they ever thought they could handle. His favorite type of trail is one that takes all day to go 5 miles and never stops challenging the driver.
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