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Mount Baker Bicycle Club

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All-volunteer nonprofit · Bellingham, WA

Come ride with us.

Road and gravel rides for every level, led by trained Ride Leaders and insured by the club. Your first club ride is open to everyone.

Find a ride → Become a member

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Who we are

A club for every rider in Whatcom County

We are cyclists from all walks of life riding all kinds of bikes, road, gravel, mountain, on all kinds of terrain, open and eager for cycling adventures and fun people to share them with.

Ride

Road and gravel rides and adventures for every level, and a friendly first ride for anyone new to Bellingham or new to cycling.

Learn

Skills rides that teach safe group riding and pacelining, and training for new Ride Leaders.

Give

Our signature ride, the Chuckanut Classic, raises money for local cycling-related nonprofits.

Where we ride

A cycling paradise

Bellingham sits in the northwest corner of Washington, between Bellingham Bay and the North Cascades. Within a few miles of town you can ride a cliffside road above the water, quiet farm roads, forest gravel or a long climb toward Mt. Baker, with coffee before the ride and local craft beer after.

Cycling in Bellingham →

  • Chuckanut DriveCliffside curves above Bellingham Bay, and part of the Chuckanut Classic's longer routes.
  • County farm roadsFlat, quiet miles around Lynden, Everson and Deming.
  • Mount Baker HighwayA long climb from the valley into the North Cascades.
  • Galbraith MountainMountain bike trails minutes from downtown, ridden all year.

Ride with us

Nobody gets dropped.

Club rides are no-drop. The group regroups after climbs and at important intersections so nobody gets lost. Try your first ride as a guest, then join the club to stay covered by our insurance.

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Ride classification

Know your ride: the Four Ts

Ride Leaders rate every club ride from A to D on four scales. Pick the letters that suit you, then check the distance and total climbing in the ride description.

Full classification chart →

Tempo

How fast the group rides.

  1. A10–12 mph
  2. B13–16 mph
  3. C14–18 mph
  4. D19+ mph

Topography

How hilly the route is.

  1. AUnder 25 ft of climbing per mile
  2. B25–50 ft per mile
  3. C51–75 ft per mile
  4. D75+ ft per mile

Traffic

How much you share the road.

  1. ATrails and dedicated bike lanes
  2. BQuiet streets, cars under 30 mph
  3. CArterials with bike lanes, under 35 mph
  4. DShared lanes, some cars over 35 mph

Terrain

What is under your tires.

  1. ASmooth pavement, wide shoulders
  2. BMixed pavement or good gravel path
  3. CUnpaved, variable traction
  4. DBroken surfaces, some singletrack
Example

Our winter Wednesday trail ride: not fast, but lots of climbs, some punchy and some longer, on rough trails away from traffic.

The club's signature ride

Chuckanut Classic

One of the most scenic rides in Washington. Start and finish at the Portal Container Village on Bellingham's waterfront, with food and fun waiting at the finish.

A ride that gives back. Proceeds go to a local nonprofit partner chosen each year. In 2026 that was the Vamos Outdoors Project.

2027 date: to be announced

Routes and registration → Volunteer

Pick your distance

  • 25miles
  • 38miles
  • 62miles · metric century
  • 100miles · full century

Membership

Your club, run by riders

The Mount Baker Bicycle Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit run entirely by volunteers. Dues keep club rides insured, classes free and the Chuckanut Classic rolling.

Individual$35 / year
Family$50 / year

Up to five people in one household

Joining after October 1? Your membership runs through the end of next year.

Join online → Renew

What members get

  • Weekly group ridesMany in summer, some all year round.
  • Club-only ridesBill's Hills, the North Cascades weekend and other annual excursions.
  • Free classesBike maintenance and Ride Leader training.
  • Ride With GPS club accountA library of local routes with maps, cues and elevation.
  • Bike travel casesBorrow one of three shippable cases with a $50 deposit.
  • Century ride rebatesA rebate on all four North Puget Sound Bike Alliance centuries.
  • Insurance on club ridesLiability coverage on every club ride you join.
  • Forums, socials and a voicePost rides, join interests and come to the annual reception.

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Mount BakerBicycle Club

The Mount Baker Bicycle Club brings riders of every level together on the roads and gravel of Whatcom County. We teach safe group riding, train Ride Leaders, and raise money for local cycling-related nonprofits through the Chuckanut Classic.

A 501(c)(3) all-volunteer nonprofit. Member of the North Puget Sound Bike Alliance.