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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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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
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
No
Land Status: City Managed
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- Mountain Bike
10 trails
- Hike
10 trails
- Trail Running
10 trails
Region Details
- 5
- 1
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Nov 13, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 10
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 10
- Trails Hike
- 10
- Trails Trail Running
- 10
- Total Distance
- 8 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,467 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,442 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,696 ft
- Reports
- 54
- Photos
- 5
- Ridden Counter
- 4,875
Popular Lake Padden Mountain Biking Trails
Lake Padden Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The New Southside Classic Downhill | 7 miles | |
| Stevie's 10 mile S Galbraith Loop | 10 miles | |
| Mohawk to Mullet from south side | 7 miles | |
| Lots of Tech and a Little Flow | 37 miles | |
| South Galbraith loop To The Tower | 8 miles | |
| Des Goodies | 28 miles | |
| Trevy, Matty, Ri-ri | 16 miles | |
| Bigshoots and the plastic chicken | 6 miles | |
| Galby Introduction | 6 miles | |
| Up then Chill | 7 miles |
Photos of Lake Padden Mountain Bike
trail: View access
22 |
Sep 30, 2020 @ 5:18pm
Sep 30, 2020Videos of Lake Padden Mountain Bike
trail: Upper Backcountry Loop
30:31 |
13 |
Nov 1, 2021 , Bellingham
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Backcountry Loop | Nov 13, 2021 @ 12:29pm Nov 13, 2021 | Wet | Jasoncascadesmtb | ||
| View access | Jul 25, 2021 @ 9:04am Jul 25, 2021 | Variable | Deanketeri | ||
| 34th to 36th | Jul 24, 2021 @ 12:18pm Jul 24, 2021 | Dry | yman98 | ||
| Padden Gorge Trail | Jul 24, 2021 @ 12:18pm Jul 24, 2021 | Dry | yman98 | ||
| Upper Backcountry Loop | Jun 8, 2021 @ 4:52pm Jun 8, 2021 | Ideal | gerrycreighton | ||
| Padden West Ridgeline | Jun 8, 2021 @ 4:52pm Jun 8, 2021 | Ideal | gerrycreighton | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jasoncascadesmtb | add | report | Lower Backcountry Loop | Nov 13, 2021 @ 8:28pm Nov 13, 2021 |
| JCH949 | add | video | MTB Riding Galby Mountain | New Trail Day !!! | August 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2021 @ 1:12pm Nov 1, 2021 |
| dan-kski | comment | trail | Lower Backcountry Loop | Sep 19, 2021 @ 7:07pm Sep 19, 2021 |
| MarcusFrG15z | wishlist | trail | Lower Backcountry Loop and 2 more | Sep 8, 2021 @ 1:53pm Sep 8, 2021 |
 | Deanketeri | add | report | View access | Jul 26, 2021 @ 10:29am Jul 26, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galbraith | 49 | 109 | 21 | 3 | 2 km |
| Samish Crest Open Space | 10 | 4 | 2.4 km | ||
| Chuckanut Mountain | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2.8 km | |
| 100 Acre Woods | 11 | 10 | 2.9 km | ||
| Lookout Mountain | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4.3 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 10 | 8 miles | 1,467 ft | 4 miles | 1,440 ft | #2,966 | #1,383 | 5 | 54 | 24 | 4,136 | |
| Hike | 10 | 8 miles | 1,467 ft | 4 miles | 1,440 ft | #2,390 | #1,258 | 54 | 218 | |||
| Trail Running | 10 | 8 miles | 1,467 ft | 4 miles | 1,440 ft | #2,397 | #1,258 | 54 | 705 |
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