725 ft
Distance
-81 ft
Descent
00:01:28
Avg time

Spirit Bear Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Galbraith
    Bellingham, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (7 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, Fat
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Jump, Rock Face
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #1198 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking

After a few updates, Spirit Bear starts with a steep sandstone slab roll, the longest on Galbraith, into a large catch berm with a double following. The remaining trail is roughly scratched in and contains another jump some berms and a wood drop before re-entering Happy Hour.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Spirit Bear mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -81 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,401 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,482 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,482 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,401 ft
  • Grade
    -11.2%
  • Grade max
    -16.1%
  • Grade min
    -4.9%
  • Distance down
    725 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:28
  • Avg reverse time
    00:20:05
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Status:
on Mar 15, 2023
Variable
Avg: 4.8 (18 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Spirit Bear Trail Reports

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      Mar 15, 2023 @ 8:32pm
      Mar 15, 2023
      Nov 20, 2022 @ 5:42am
      Nov 20, 2022
      Oct 15, 2022 @ 2:22am
      Oct 15, 2022
      		 Dusty but the rock roll still goes well
      Jul 31, 2022 @ 9:00am
      Jul 31, 2022
      Jun 24, 2022 @ 2:32pm
      Jun 24, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 11 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 220 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,683 rides
      • Last: Mar 23, 2023

      Photos

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      164 |
      Apr 24, 2022 @ 10:30am
      Apr 24, 2022
      803 |
      Nov 27, 2018 @ 11:47pm
      Nov 27, 2018
      | 1 comments
      475 |
      Sep 29, 2018 @ 5:19pm
      Sep 29, 2018
      603 |
      Aug 13, 2018 @ 8:41am
      Aug 13, 2018

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 5
      masonguy (Jan 24, 2020 at 13:32)
      tough in uphill direction
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      Videos

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