1.0 mile
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-488 ft
Descent
1,594 ft
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Blue Ribbon Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Galbraith
    Bellingham, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Gap Jump
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2024

Blue Ribbon is an intermediate flow trail built by Transition Bikes, Niko Vink, and WMBC. It is ridable by any skill level, with tons of turns, rollers, no consequence jumps, and well as plenty of side hits and gapable features for those who want it.

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More Stats for Blue Ribbon mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -486 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,108 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,594 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,109 ft
  • Grade
    -9.1%
  • Grade max
    -21.7%
  • Grade min
    2.9%
  • Distance climb
    26 ft
  • Distance down
    4,626 ft
  • Distance flat
    636 ft
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on Jan 19, 2025
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      Outside Logo Articles

      Transition Presents Blue Ribbon Trail Located on Galbraith Mountain in Bellingham, Washington
      Nov 7, 2024 from pinkbike.com
      Blue Ribbon is an intermediate flow trail built by Transition Bikes, Nico Vink, and WMBC.
      update trails status or condition

      Blue Ribbon Trail Reports

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      Jan 19, 2025 @ 9:55pm
      Jan 19, 2025
      Closed at the first road crossing. Would assume for freeze/thaw down low
      Dec 7, 2024 @ 12:10am
      Dec 7, 2024
      Dec 4, 2024 @ 10:26am
      Dec 4, 2024
      reporter Deer Hunt 12/4-12/6 - Galbraith Closed to all users
      Nov 12, 2024 @ 10:35am
      Nov 12, 2024
      reporter Closed temporarily due to wet conditions - please respect closure
      Nov 10, 2024 @ 1:58pm
      Nov 10, 2024
      What a cool trail. That said a few berms just below mid way through are a crazy slimy swamp, they're getting badly damaged and are so slippery...
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 459 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
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      • 848 rides
      • Last: Jan 18, 2025

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      Nov 7, 2024
      Transition Presents Blue Ribbon Trail Located on Galbraith Mountain in Bellingham, Washington Transition Presents Blue Ribbon Trail Located on Galbraith Mountain in Bellingham, Washington
      Blue Ribbon is an intermediate flow trail built by Transition Bikes, Nico Vink, and WMBC.

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