1,693 ft

Distance

-231 ft

Descent

00:03:35

Avg time

Radical Dragon Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
Riding Area

Galbraith
Bellingham, Washington
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Voted Difficulty

Black Diamond (14 votes)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM
Direction

Downhill Only
Popular direction shown
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
TTFs on Trail

Rock Face
Global Ranking

#3910 in Mountain Biking

Radical Dragon starts in the woods with a fun, flowy section of mild elevation drop and some smallish jumps. The trail then begins to descend more steeply and features some narrower, technical, rooty, droppy sections which are quite fun if you are into that sort of thing. Partway down the trail is a fairly large/steep optional rock roll - the highlight of the trail to many riders who come here especially to test their nerve on that feature. See photos. Overall lots of fun for the thrill seeker. On the upper end of difficulty for a trail that has been rated "blue" - many riders contest that it should be black.

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More Stats for Radical Dragon mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-233 ft
Altitude min

895 ft
Altitude max

1,129 ft
Altitude start

1,129 ft
Altitude end

896 ft
Grade

-13.8%
Grade max

-36.5%
Grade min

-4.3%
Distance down

1,693 ft
Avg time

00:03:35
Avg reverse time

00:13:27
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Status:

on Jan 7, 2023

Wet

Avg: 4.25 (24 votes)

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Radical Dragon Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Jan 7, 2023 @ 1:38pm Jan 7, 2023	trail work started
	Nov 5, 2022 @ 6:47am Nov 5, 2022
	Nov 5, 2022 @ 6:00am Nov 5, 2022	Starts out nice and tacky dirt and gets muddier and muddier as you decend.
	Oct 15, 2022 @ 2:22am Oct 15, 2022
	Sep 15, 2022 @ 2:07pm Sep 15, 2022	Powder day!!!

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

0 rides

6 Months

264 rides
10 miles avg distance

All

4,003 rides
Last: Feb 4, 2023

Photos

74 |

Jul 28, 2022 @ 6:23pm

Jul 28, 2022

235 |

Sep 23, 2020 @ 11:03pm

Sep 23, 2020

1,036 |

Mar 28, 2018 @ 9:22pm

Mar 28, 2018

937 |

Mar 28, 2018 @ 9:22pm

Mar 28, 2018

Routes with this trail

title	distance
ALL Braith	83 miles
Top Three Steep Rock Rolls	9 miles
All of them	91 miles
Lots of Tech and a Little Flow	37 miles

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17 Reviews & Comments

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Amyweits (Apr 3, 2022 at 12:22)

Trail is currently being logged and is no longer rideable.

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chunky-tech-doctor

(Apr 4, 2021 at 11:17)

Thanks for changing it to a black it wa sa black 2 year ago before the massive jumps now its a totwly black if not double black with all options being hit

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bennydee

(Oct 20, 2020 at 19:09)

I was a huge fan - far and away my favorite lower trail on the south side. Flowy and natural top section gives way to a sustained, steeper and totally sick middle (with the famed rock roll - this is where many folks are getting scared off) and a couple badass booters take you to the bottom. No mandatory tech and I think blue is a fair call. If you like it steep and spicy, go tear this up and forget about A Dog

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homeslice1

(Aug 11, 2020 at 23:25)

The complaints to this trail have me wondering how many should stick to out-and-backs on Dog Patch. #modulate #learnthebasics #notblack

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Mtmetcalf1

(Aug 7, 2020 at 18:49)

Agreed it should be rated black, unless you want more unsuspecting people like me dangerously walking down those skinny, steep jumps and drops

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chunky-tech-doctor

(Jul 30, 2020 at 9:36)

Not a blue please change it to a black

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crucialsworld (Jul 14, 2020 at 16:36)

If you ride black trails this ones for you, has a couple cool jumps and then has an optional rock roll. LOVED IT

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Loamdaddy (Jul 12, 2020 at 10:41)

Nuff debate over the rating, can’t we all agree this trail’s dope? Short but packed with lil doubles, berms, a couple gaps, brief moments of loose steep, tight flora and the boulder. Red hot blues with medium salsa babyee!

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StinkinRutBeer (Jun 22, 2020 at 12:52)

Definitely Black Diamond on the lower section, it's steep leading up to the massive rock roll... If massive rock rolls aren't your thing the ride arounds are manageable (although steep). Worth checking out at least once

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bocomtb

(Sep 12, 2019 at 16:09)

If Atomic Dog is a blue then this trail is a black. It's noticeably steeper and looser. A good time though!

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sidecut

(Jul 31, 2019 at 21:06)

Great trail but concur with those who say it's not a blue. Having taken "blue trail" friends down it, they had a great time at the top but had to walk substantial parts of the steeper, dustier lower sections.

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mtbfanatik (Feb 15, 2019 at 19:31)

Super fun trial. Not a black by any means, but will challenge your average rider. Rebuilt rock roll is on point

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