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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
No
Land Status: City Managed
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- Mountain Bike
9 trails
- Hike
10 trails
- Trail Running
10 trails
Region Details
- 3
- 1
- 5
Region Status
Open as of Apr 14, 2025
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 9
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 9
- Trails Hike
- 10
- Trails Trail Running
- 10
- Total Distance
- 9 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,287 ft
- Total Vertical
- 554 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 902 ft
- Reports
- 118
- Photos
- 5
- Ridden Counter
- 8,392
Popular Lake Padden Mountain Biking Trails
Lake Padden Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| wmbc 5/18 route plan | 7 miles | |
| Galbraith south loop | 6 miles | |
| Sunday Bellingham | 10 miles | |
| The New Southside Classic Downhill | 7 miles | |
| Intermediate Jump Loop | 7 miles | |
| Intermediate Galbraith Hits | 12 miles | |
| 2024 CDC Galbraith Pro/Ex/HT Course | 19 miles | |
| BHAM power three loop | 43 miles | |
| Blue Steel viewing from South lot | 3 miles | |
| South Side Ride | 16 miles |
Photos of Lake Padden Mountain Bike
trail: Backcountry Connector
5 |
Jul 5, 2024 @ 7:58pm
Jul 5, 2024
trail: Lower Backcountry Loop
267 |
Jul 29, 2017 @ 5:17pm
Jul 29, 2017Videos of Lake Padden Mountain Bike
trail: Upper Backcountry Loop
30:31 |
268 |
Nov 1, 2021 , Bellingham
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Backcountry Loop | Dec 15, 2024 @ 9:05am Dec 15, 2024 | Variable | Awhite15 | ||
| Padden Gorge Trail | Jun 7, 2024 @ 9:42am Jun 7, 2024 | Ideal | yman98 | ||
| Padden West Ridgeline | May 3, 2024 @ 11:11am May 3, 2024 | Ideal | DavidfB1aU | ||
| Lake Padden Loop | Apr 17, 2024 @ 10:55am Apr 17, 2024 | Ideal | DavidfB1aU | ||
| Powerline | Nov 18, 2023 @ 5:08am Nov 18, 2023 | Ideal | Awhite15 | ||
| Padden Horse Trail | Nov 18, 2023 @ 5:08am Nov 18, 2023 | Wet | Awhite15 | ||
| Backcountry Connector | Jun 8, 2023 @ 7:38am Jun 8, 2023 | Dry | olliebiker465 | ||
| Upper Backcountry Loop | Nov 1, 2022 @ 7:01am Nov 1, 2022 | Variable | Elvis314 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpenup | wishlist | trail | activity #74105316 | Jun 19, 2025 @ 7:57am 23 hours |
| ElMaloca | wishlist | region | activity #74004021 | Jun 17, 2025 @ 4:38pm 3 days |
| samstephenss | ridden | trail | activity #73953033 | Jun 16, 2025 @ 10:37pm Jun 16, 2025 |
| Jp19 | wishlist | route | activity #73941893 | Jun 16, 2025 @ 5:42pm Jun 16, 2025 |
| Lessie | wishlist | route | activity #73726962 | Jun 13, 2025 @ 11:16pm Jun 13, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Pu | Jul 15, 2024 @ 12:25pm Jul 15, 2024 | ||
| trail | For the Dogs For someone who has had two... | Sep 19, 2021 @ 7:07pm Sep 19, 2021 | ||
| trail | Very technical, I would say black or double... | Aug 17, 2020 @ 12:07pm Aug 17, 2020 | ||
| trail | We f | Jun 7, 2020 @ 6:42pm Jun 7, 2020 | ||
| trail | Steep | May 12, 2019 @ 8:39pm May 12, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galbraith | 51 | 108 | 16 | 3 | 2 km |
| Samish Park | 2 km | ||||
| Hog's Pond | 4 | 2.2 km | |||
| Samish Crest Open Space | 28 | 6 | 2.4 km | ||
| Chuckanut Mountain | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2.8 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 9 | 9 miles | 1,286 ft | 3 miles | 554 ft | #2,026 | #1,093 | 5 | 118 | 35 | 5,521 | |
| Hike | 10 | 9 miles | 1,286 ft | 3 miles | 554 ft | #1,561 | #969 | 117 | 1 | 817 | ||
| Trail Running | 10 | 9 miles | 1,286 ft | 3 miles | 554 ft | #1,560 | #962 | 117 | 1 | 3,048 |
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