3.0 miles
Distance
1,232 ft
Climb
00:21:27
Avg time

Cleator Road Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Chuckanut Mountain
    Bellingham, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    Gravel, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 60 in Trail Running
    • 40 in Hiking

Shuttle / ride up road to the top. Road is suitable for regular cars and there is a parking lot with room for about 12 cars.

NOTE: The gate for cars opens at 8am (ish, sometimes a few minutes late) and closes at sundown. Don't get stuck and get locked in the evening

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cleator Road mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,235 ft
  • Altitude min
    584 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,819 ft
  • Altitude start
    584 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,818 ft
  • Grade
    7.8%
  • Grade max
    0.2%
  • Grade min
    52%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    213 ft
  • Avg time
    00:21:27
  • Avg reverse time
    00:12:51
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Status:
on Mar 15, 2023
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Avg: 3.35 (6 votes)
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      Cleator Road Trail Reports

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      Mar 15, 2023 @ 12:09am
      Mar 15, 2023
      		 A little snow at the top but good otherwise
      Feb 11, 2023 @ 7:05pm
      Feb 11, 2023
      		 Gates open to the top today, road in great shape for winter
      Dec 1, 2022 @ 7:55am
      Dec 1, 2022
      		 Sign on gate stating that there is a sinkhole somewhere on the road. Uncertain when it will re-open!
      Nov 26, 2022 @ 7:07pm
      Nov 26, 2022
      		 Gate was closed today
      Jul 19, 2022 @ 10:25am
      Jul 19, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 51 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      All
      • 919 rides
      • Last: Mar 19, 2023

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Sep 2, 2020 @ 11:13pm
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      Aug 14, 2020 @ 5:58pm
      Aug 14, 2020
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      Aug 14, 2020 @ 5:58pm
      Aug 14, 2020
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      Aug 14, 2020 @ 5:58pm
      Aug 14, 2020

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      3 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      skylinecul8r (Jun 12, 2020 at 8:27)
      Closed due to landslide
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      ashlemon (Feb 20, 2018 at 11:23)
      And the climb is not 500', more like 1600'
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      btjenki (Sep 27, 2017 at 13:33)
      Elevation profile for this road as of 09/27/2017 is inaccurate. It is not flat for the first 3/4 lol.
      [Reply]





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