2.5 miles
Distance
102 ft
Climb
-1,667 ft
Descent
00:31:53
Avg time
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Brown Pow Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Lake Whatcom Park
    Bellingham, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (8 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Gap Jump
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #3950 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking
  • Year Opened
    2019

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Brown Pow is a highly rated 2 mile popular black diamond singletrack scenic trail located near Bellingham Washington. This mountain bike only trail can be used downhill only and has a hard overall physical rating with a 102 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 31 minutes to complete this trail.

Access Info

Climb up the new Chanterelle climbing trail to the viewpoint. Then take the left into the upper Chanterelle trail. Follow that to the turnoff that takes you under the power lines and cross the Wickersham Truck Trail road. Follow the access road and find the entrance to the top of Brown Pow on your left.

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Respect the trail, trail builders and the property.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Brown Pow mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,565 ft
  • Altitude min
    611 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,257 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,176 ft
  • Altitude end
    610 ft
  • Grade
    -12%
  • Grade max
    -46%
  • Grade min
    20.1%
  • Distance climb
    1,480 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    636 ft
  • Avg time
    00:31:53
  • Avg reverse time
    00:34:18
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on May 7, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 4.26 (38 votes)
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      Brown Pow Trail Reports

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      May 7, 2025 @ 7:49pm
      May 7, 2025
      		 The whole trail is ideal or close to it. Some lingering mud/ruts in low spots, but those are very isolated. There is not too much dust and great...
      Apr 30, 2025 @ 11:29am
      Apr 30, 2025
      		 A few wet spots on the upper and lower sections this morning (middle was pretty good) and quite a few roots slick enough to keep you honest. Will...
      Apr 26, 2025 @ 1:27pm
      Apr 26, 2025
      		 Perfect dirt, roots are dry no real mud or puddles. Ride it now! no one on the trail on this sunny Sat started at 10am.
      Apr 22, 2025 @ 5:41pm
      Apr 22, 2025
      		 Found a garlic bike computer today just past one of the larger drops. Ping me if you’re missing it.
      Apr 17, 2025 @ 10:32pm
      Apr 17, 2025
      		 I honestly could not believe how dry it was today. Little bit of rain coming, though should spruce it up
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      • 1 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 47 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
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      • 397 rides
      • Last: Jul 7, 2025

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