Mountain Bike

14.7 miles

Distance

2,078 ft

Climb

-1,970 ft

Descent

1,518 ft

High Point

Starts from park N ride, up to Galbraith and through the backside, and back

Detailed Description

23km loop is a 15 mile less popular intermediate route located near Bellingham Washington. This trail running only route. This route includes 69 trails. This route climbs 2,078 ft with a max elevation of 1,518 ft then descends -1,970 ft.

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Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition (wmbcmtb.org)

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Trails in Route

	High Pressure Oil Access / Service path				1 mile
	Towers (South Side Approach)				56 ft
	Straw				1 mile
	Huff and Puff				3,894 ft
	Towers (South Side Approach)				581 ft
	RD4000				3,051 ft
	Access Rd to Devilcross				82 ft
	Keystone				807 ft
	Devilcross				1 mile
	Happy Devil				1,900 ft
	Papa Bear				1,821 ft
	Baby Bear				2,297 ft
	Mama Bear				3,438 ft
	Goldilocks				3,671 ft
	RD 2000				1,588 ft
	Cougar				1,765 ft
	Cougar-Cabin Connector				151 ft
	Cabin				2,904 ft
	RD 2000				299 ft
	SST Access				476 ft
	Rusty Can				102 ft
	Son of Sam				2,346 ft
	Intestine				2,231 ft
	El Pollo Connector				249 ft
	El Pollo Elastico				3,904 ft
	Tough Love				4,675 ft
	Pony Express				4,485 ft
	Straw				3,642 ft
	High Pressure Oil Access / Service path				4,724 ft

Details

Riding area

Bellingham
Primary Activity

Trail Running
Difficulty rating

Blue
eBike Allowed

No
Ridelogs

1

More Stats for 23km loop mountain bike route

Avg time

3 hr 39 min
Altitude change

108 ft
Altitude min

589 ft
Altitude start

589 ft
Altitude end

696 ft
Grade

0.1%
Grade max

-48.2%
Grade min

28.7%
Distance climb

7 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

2 miles

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trail	date	description
Goldilocks	Dec 4, 2024 @ 10:40am 24 mins	Deer Hunt 12/4-12/6 - Galbraith Closed to all users reporter
Straw	Dec 4, 2024 @ 10:31am 33 mins	Deer Hunt 12/4-12/6 - Galbraith Closed to all users reporter
Huff and Puff	Dec 4, 2024 @ 10:30am 34 mins	Deer Hunt 12/4-12/6 - Galbraith Closed to all users reporter
El Pollo Elastico	Dec 4, 2024 @ 10:30am 34 mins	Deer Hunt 12/4-12/6 - Galbraith Closed to all users reporter
El Pollo Connector	Dec 4, 2024 @ 10:30am 34 mins	Deer Hunt 12/4-12/6 - Galbraith Closed to all users reporter