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- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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- < 2 days
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- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
No
Land Status: City Managed

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
10 trails
- Hike
10 trails
- Trail Running
10 trails
Region Details
- 4
- 1
- 5
Region Status
Open as of Mar 11, 2023Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 10
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 10
- Trails Hike
- 10
- Trails Trail Running
- 10
- Total Distance
- 9 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,467 ft
- Total Vertical
- 648 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 902 ft
- Reports
- 78
- Photos
- 3
- Ridden Counter
- 6,130
Popular Lake Padden Mountain Biking Trails
Lake Padden Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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wmbc 5/18 route plan | 7 miles | |
Specialized Galbraith Enduro Presented by Soil Searching | 20 miles | |
Specialized Galbraith Enduro Presented by Soil Searching - SPORT* | 15 miles | |
Galbraith south loop | 6 miles | |
The New Southside Classic Downhill | 7 miles | |
Stevie's 10 mile S Galbraith Loop | 10 miles | |
Intermediate Jump Loop | 7 miles | |
Mohawk to Mullet from south side | 7 miles | |
NW Tune-Up Galby Enduro 2022 | 20 miles | |
Blue Steel viewing from South lot | 3 miles |
Photos of Lake Padden Mountain Bike
trail: View access
38 |
Sep 30, 2020 @ 5:18pm
Sep 30, 2020Videos of Lake Padden Mountain Bike

trail: Upper Backcountry Loop
30:31 |
112 |
Nov 1, 2021 , Bellingham
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Padden West Ridgeline | Feb 27, 2023 @ 7:49am Feb 27, 2023 | Snow Covered | yman98 | ||
Upper Backcountry Loop | Nov 1, 2022 @ 7:01am Nov 1, 2022 | Variable | Elvis314 | ||
Backcountry Connector | Aug 8, 2022 @ 9:47am Aug 8, 2022 | Very Dry | WYGreg | ||
Padden Gorge Trail | Apr 17, 2022 @ 1:58pm Apr 17, 2022 | Ideal | yman98 | ||
Lower Backcountry Loop | Mar 31, 2022 @ 12:14pm Mar 31, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | Viento91 | ||
34th to 36th | Feb 21, 2022 @ 9:25am Feb 21, 2022 | Ideal | yman98 | ||
View access | Jul 25, 2021 @ 9:04am Jul 25, 2021 | Variable | Deanketeri | ||
Powerline | Apr 3, 2021 @ 2:09pm Apr 3, 2021 | Variable | chucknasty | ||
Lake Padden Loop | Feb 20, 2021 @ 2:53pm Feb 20, 2021 | Dry | founddrama | ||
Padden Horse Trail | Apr 11, 2020 @ 11:12am Apr 11, 2020 | Variable | tmanbrooks |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | puI1My | wishlist | route | wmbc 5/18 route plan | Mar 30, 2023 @ 2:34pm 22 hours |
![]() | lanemeyer | wishlist | route | Quick Gailbraith Loop | Mar 15, 2023 @ 4:49pm Mar 15, 2023 |
![]() | lanemeyer | wishlist | route | Quick Gailbraith Loop | Mar 15, 2023 @ 9:52am Mar 15, 2023 |
![]() | yman98 | add | report | Padden West Ridgeline | Feb 27, 2023 @ 6:32pm Feb 27, 2023 |
![]() | mattkinkel24 | wishlist | route | Specialized Galbraith Enduro Presented by Soil Searching - SPORT* | Feb 19, 2023 @ 10:52pm Feb 19, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | 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 | ||
![]() | trail | Do NOT ride this trail. It is open to bikes... | Oct 20, 2018 @ 4:59pm Oct 20, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Galbraith | 46 | 100 | 15 | 3 | 2 km |
Samish Crest Open Space | 9 | 4 | 2.4 km | ||
Chuckanut Mountain | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2.8 km | |
100 Acre Woods | 11 | 10 | 2.9 km | ||
Whatcom Falls Park | 9 | 1 | 3.9 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 |
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Mountain Bike | 10 | 9 miles | 1,467 ft | 4 miles | 650 ft | #2,030 | #1,075 | 3 | 78 | 31 | 4,513 | |
Hike | 10 | 9 miles | 1,467 ft | 4 miles | 650 ft | #1,566 | #949 | 78 | 1 | 333 | ||
Trail Running | 10 | 9 miles | 1,467 ft | 4 miles | 650 ft | #1,567 | #945 | 78 | 1 | 1,264 |
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