738 ft
Distance
-85 ft
Descent
00:01:19
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Spirit Bear Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Galbraith
    Bellingham, Washington
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (14 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, Fat
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Jump, Rock Face
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #1198 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-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
    -87 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,396 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,483 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,483 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,394 ft
  • Grade
    -11.8%
  • Grade max
    -21.9%
  • Grade min
    -2%
  • Distance down
    705 ft
  • Distance flat
    33 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:19
  • Avg reverse time
    00:20:55
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on Apr 12, 2025
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Avg: 4.63 (27 votes)
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      Spirit Bear Trail Reports

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      Apr 12, 2025 @ 8:04pm
      Apr 12, 2025
      		 The bottom of the rock roll (dirt part) has some ruts. Check it out if you haven't ridden it in awhile.
      Apr 5, 2025 @ 9:20pm
      Apr 5, 2025
      		 All good
      Apr 1, 2025 @ 9:04am
      Apr 1, 2025
      		 Rock roll is reasonably dry, big puddle on the inside of the berm at the bottom- couple other muddy spots on the way back to Happy Hour.
      Jan 18, 2025 @ 3:43pm
      Jan 18, 2025
      		 Wet might be more accurate, but the cold temps are masking it well.
      Dec 7, 2024 @ 12:07am
      Dec 7, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 22 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 58 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 845 rides
      • Last: May 16, 2025

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      Nov 27, 2018 @ 11:47pm
      Nov 27, 2018

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