1.3 miles
Distance
657 ft
Climb
-72 ft
Descent
00:26:33
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Bottoms up Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Lookout Mountain
    Bellingham, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #19735 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9580 in Trail Running
    • #25804 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking

A climbing trail that lets you skip the steepest part of the road climb. Now extended further up the 4000 road.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bottoms up mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    586 ft
  • Altitude min
    694 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,349 ft
  • Altitude start
    694 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,280 ft
  • Grade
    8.3%
  • Grade max
    -25.1%
  • Grade min
    27.5%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    945 ft
  • Distance flat
    161 ft
  • Avg time
    00:26:33
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:18
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on Mar 3, 2025
Avg: 3.99 (12 votes)
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      Bottoms up Trail Reports

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      Mar 3, 2025 @ 12:26pm
      Mar 3, 2025
      Big work party today. Downed trees and widowmakers were cleared, slimy/gooey spots were cleared up and signage at the summit was updated to...
      Feb 13, 2025 @ 8:09pm
      Feb 13, 2025
      Dec 7, 2024 @ 12:13am
      Dec 7, 2024
      Dec 4, 2024 @ 10:53am
      Dec 4, 2024
      		 reporter Deer Hunt 12/4-12/6 - Galbraith Closed to all users reporter
      Nov 23, 2024 @ 7:47pm
      Nov 23, 2024
      		 WMBC and Sudden Valley Safe Cycling Sawyer crew came through today and cleared all the blow down trees.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 31 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 396 rides
      • Last: Apr 20, 2025

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      Nov 17, 2024 @ 12:16pm
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      Apr 21, 2024 @ 5:04pm
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