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- Mountain Bike
494 trails
- E-Bike
290 trails
- Gravel Bike
11 trails
- Adaptive Bike
6 trails
- Winter Fat Bike
1 trails
- Horse
26 trails
- Hike
524 trails
- Trail Running
527 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
4 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Open as of 2 days
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 577
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 504
- Trails E-Bike
- 290
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 11
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 6
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 1
- Trails Horse
- 26
- Trails Hike
- 524
- Trails Trail Running
- 527
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 4
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 3
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 355 miles
- Total Descent
- 79,463 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,069 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,069 ft
- Reports
- 23,554
- Photos
- 6,607
- Ridden Counter
- 642,411
Articles
2026 Northwest Tune-Up: More Demos, New FMB Events, & Souls of Mischief
May 5, 2026 from pinkbike.com
Dropping into downtown Bellingham for its 5th year, NW Tune-Up expands its reach with a new Trailforks challenge and the FMB Bronze-Level...
Video & Photo Highlights: Woolley Fest 2025
Sep 4, 2025 from pinkbike.com
Woolley Fest 2025 proved that FEST is alive and thriving in the Pacific Northwest.
The Fest Series Returns to North America for Woolley Fest 2025
Aug 6, 2025 from pinkbike.com
A rider-built freeride throwdown lands near Bellingham this August.
Sub Regions
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100 Acre Woods
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Blanchard Mountain
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Chuckanut Mountain
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Cordata Park
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Galbraith
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Hoag's Pond
- 6
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Lake Padden
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Lake Whatcom Park
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Lookout Mountain Forest Preserve
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- 14
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Northridge Park
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Olsen Creek State Forest
- 5
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Samish Crest Open Space
- 29
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Samish Park
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Whatcom Falls Park
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Popular Bellingham Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 4,078 ft • 0 ft • 9,139 •
One of Galbraith's premiere trails, is a machine built intermediate/advanced jump trail. Large park berms and over forty jumps make this an exhilarating ride. This trail features doubles, booters, and tables showcasing the dedication...
• 100 ★ 3.4 • 2,756 ft • 73 ft • 8,055 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 73 ft green climb. It features bridge and skinny. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.3 • 2,438 ft • 85 ft • 7,184 •
is a great way to transition from to all the trails on the Southside of Galbraith. The primary feature of note is a bridge crossing - the bridge is plenty wide but does require a little caution when wet. This trail is shaded by trees...
• 95 ★ 4.7 • 2,231 ft • 0 ft • 7,134 •
lution (or ) dishes up a sophisticated blend of jumps, ladders, and drops during the half mile between the summit and RD 3000. kicks things off with a series of doubles before winding towards a long log ride feature called the Stinger...
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 4,154 ft • 0 ft • 6,551 •
Fun, fast, flowy trail with jumps that can be rolled and optional gaps. Nothing overly dangerous for people who don't want to hit big jumps. Easy access off of . On your left as you climb up . One of the best at Galby.
• 100 ★ 3.9 • 1,568 ft • 3 ft • 6,315 •
As the name says it is the last trail out from the pipe line after . Fun fast little trail with a couple MMFs and god dirt. Great beginner trail.
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 2,976 ft • 0 ft • 6,115 •
A super fun old school downhill with a couple of rollaable features. Technical is a few spots, but one of my favorites. Good in any weather.
Bellingham Mountain Bike Routes
★ 3.6 • 83 miles • 13,789 ft • 474 • Loop •
Should be a monster! This route covers every trail on Galbraith at least once. Some uphill trails are...
★ 4.2 • 12 miles • 2,289 ft • 13 •
The Cascadia Dirt Cup is proud to once again partner with the NW Tune up to bring the Galbraith Mountain...
★ 4.7 • 16 miles • 3,324 ft • 20 •
A route from the North side (Birch St) to get all of the raw and natural trails like Space Wolf, Dad Bod,...
★ 5.0 • 6 miles • 867 ft • 4 • Loop •
Unemployment line, AKA U-Line, is one of the signature trails at Galbraith Mountain. Starting at the end...
★ 4.0 • 7 miles • 1,084 ft • 5 •
riding from the lot up the road, heading through dog patch to pony express, up both pigs, huff and puff to...
★ 5.0 • 6 miles • 1,131 ft • 19 • Loop •
from birch street entrance up the cedardust to the wall wall to el pollo el pollo to grass hopper grass...
Photos of Bellingham Mountain Bike
Videos of Bellingham Mountain Bike
trail: Closing Time
0:00 |
20 |
Jun 24, 2026
trail: Alternate Incline
6:17 |
17 |
Jun 16, 2026
trail: Rank Advancement
0:24 |
61 |
Mar 31, 2026
trail: Irish Death
0:08 |
46 |
Oct 23, 2025
trail: Boot Dryer
0:07 |
78 |
Oct 23, 2025
trail: Boot Dryer
0:10 |
73 |
Oct 23, 2025
trail: Mabel's Monkey-Wrench
0:11 |
69 |
Oct 23, 2025
trail: Hidden Valley
2:22 |
187 |
May 7, 2025
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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| Turkey Tail | Jul 11, 2026 @ 5:47pm (America/Los_Angeles) 2 days | Unknown | WMBCTrails WMBC Admin | Closed for trail work. Reopen date TBD | |
| Original Keystone | Jul 5, 2026 @ 2:02pm (America/Los_Angeles) Jul 5, 2026 | Dry | jmahler TRAILFORKS | Poor (1) - Pretty much disappeared. | |
| Road 1200 | Jul 5, 2026 @ 1:15pm (America/Los_Angeles) Jul 5, 2026 | Dry | jmahler TRAILFORKS | Poor (1) - Very overgrown near bottom of... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Brown Pow | Jul 11, 2026 @ 1:03pm (America/Los_Angeles) 2 days | Ideal | Joeintern | ||
| Top Portion of Chantrelle Climbing Trail | Jul 11, 2026 @ 1:03pm (America/Los_Angeles) 2 days | Ideal | Joeintern | ||
| Upper Chanterelle | Jul 11, 2026 @ 1:03pm (America/Los_Angeles) 2 days | Ideal | Joeintern | ||
| Lower Chanterelle Trail | Jul 11, 2026 @ 1:03pm (America/Los_Angeles) 2 days | Ideal | Joeintern | ||
| Golden Spike - Lower | Jul 11, 2026 @ 2:21pm (America/Los_Angeles) 2 days | Dry | aUXF9X | ||
| Parkstone | Jul 11, 2026 @ 8:28am (America/Los_Angeles) 2 days | Ideal | jwaltman | ||
| Brown Dog | Jul 11, 2026 @ 8:24am (America/Los_Angeles) 2 days | Ideal | jwaltman | ||
| Ewok Village | Jul 10, 2026 @ 11:30am (America/Los_Angeles) Jul 10, 2026 | Variable | sZq1I8 | ||
| Cedar Dust | Jul 9, 2026 @ 11:14am (America/Los_Angeles) Jul 9, 2026 | Variable | gerrycreighton WMBC staff | ||
| Breaux Zone Zazi's Beginner Line | Jul 9, 2026 @ 1:29pm (America/Vancouver) Jul 9, 2026 | Very Dry | jamielouann |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcabassi | wishlist | route | activity #99116902 | Jul 13, 2026 @ 12:15pm 3 mins |
| coneng | wishlist | trail | activity #99116861 | Jul 13, 2026 @ 12:14pm 4 mins |
| coneng | wishlist | trail | activity #99116706 | Jul 13, 2026 @ 12:12pm 6 mins |
| Surpher | wishlist | route | activity #99115362 and 2 more | Jul 13, 2026 @ 11:53am 25 mins |
| Surpher | wishlist | route | activity #99115258 | Jul 13, 2026 @ 11:52am 26 mins |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | A Must Ride! | Jul 10, 2026 @ 11:48am Jul 10, 2026 | ||
| trail | Pretty fun,one of my favs in Galbrath | Jul 10, 2026 @ 11:45am Jul 10, 2026 | ||
| trail | With the 2026 rebuild, Blue Ribbon lost its... | Jul 10, 2026 @ 6:32am Jul 10, 2026 | ||
| trail | Such a cool trail, very unique | Jul 6, 2026 @ 7:18pm Jul 6, 2026 | ||
| report | Gvbvbizzyo..9zoOzy6.%I zucchini ! I’m do | Jul 6, 2026 @ 6:55pm Jul 6, 2026 |
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Big Ride 30k13,622 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k3,608 awarded -
Top 10 Trails1,043 awarded -
Completionist4 awarded -
Completionist3 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| Whatcom Falls Pump Track | skill park | Bellingham | |
| Cedar Dust Jump Lines | skill park | Bellingham | |
| Bellingham Waterfront Bike Park | skill park | Bellingham | |
| Bellingham Dirt Jump Park | skill park | Bellingham | |
| Galbraith Dirt Jumps | skill park | Bellingham |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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| Mountain Bike | 494 | 320 miles | 72,657 ft | 138 miles | 4,068 ft | #7 | #3 | 6,443 | 23,504 | 247 | 304,062 | |
| E-Bike | 290 | 172 miles | 36,024 ft | 75 miles | 4,058 ft | #39 | #642 | 23 | 20,324 | 34 | 23,807 | |
| Gravel Bike | 11 | #63 | #734 | 6 | 495 | 12 | 1,039 | |||||
| Adaptive Bike | 6 | #44 | #1,284 | 34 | 9 | |||||||
| Winter Fat Bike | 1 | #61 | #840 | 32 | 10 | |||||||
| Horse | 26 | 24 miles | 2,756 ft | 6 miles | 3,839 ft | #222 | #426 | 5,242 | 36 | |||
| Hike | 524 | 314 miles | 58,406 ft | 119 miles | 4,068 ft | #84 | #53 | 64 | 21,473 | 4 | 17,661 | |
| Trail Running | 527 | 315 miles | 58,921 ft | 120 miles | 4,068 ft | #73 | #43 | 42 | 21,523 | 35 | 34,109 | |
| Dirtbike/Moto | 4 | #176 | #106 | 4,944 | 281 | |||||||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 6 miles | 420 ft | 2 miles | 1,611 ft | 1 | 19 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 3 | 12 miles | 420 ft | 2 miles | 3,737 ft | 35 | ||||||
| Downhill Ski | 1 | 6 miles | 420 ft | 2 miles | 1,611 ft | 33 | ||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 784 ft | 73 |
Frequently Asked Questions About Bellingham
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What are the best places to ride in Bellingham?
Bellingham has 20 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Bellingham?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Bellingham are:
- The Horn (4.8/5)
- Mohawk (4.7/5)
- Double Down (4.7/5)
- SST - Lower (4.7/5)
- Double Black Diamond (4.7/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Bellingham?
Based on ride log data, the most popular months to ride in Bellingham are:
- July (4,621 activities)
- August (3,050 activities)
- June (2,638 activities)
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Where can I park to ride in Bellingham?
There are 45 parking locations listed in Bellingham. The most popular parking spots are:
- Birch Street Parking Lot
- Galbraith Mountain and Padden Trails Parking Lot
- Whatcom Falls Parking
- Whatcom Falls Park Parking Lot
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