Bellingham's Mt Baker Road: Washington Motorcycle Roads and Trips

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Title: Bellingham's Mt Baker Road

State: Washington

Submitted By: Geezy Rider

Date Submitted: Mar 08

Motorcycle Type: 86 Kawasaki 454 LTD

Motorcycle Road Length: 54 Miles

Mt Shuksan 9,127 feet

Motorcycle Road Scenery:

The scenery from exit 255 is fair while being able to see Mt Baker at different spots along the way. After you get on Hwy 9/542 from Deming the scenery improves, and from Glacier to the base road for Mt Baker it is in a well shaded curvy area for about 15 miles that is most welcome during the summer months, then the climb to Mt Baker is the most scenic and where one will want to stop and take photos all the way up. Then at the top parking lot there is great scenic views of Mt Baker and Mt Shuksan.

Geezy Rider near Mt Shuksan (Baker & Shuksan are real close together
and both can be seen from the same vantage point)

Motorcycle Road Quality:

The roads are nice and smooth all the way from exit 255 up to the top parking lot at Mt Baker. You'll encounter mild to heavy traffic for about the first five miles then the road opens up till you get to Nooksack, Deming and on to Kendall. There the road turns into long sweeping high speed curves through Maple falls and Glacier for about thirty miles to the base of the Mt Baker climb. This is where the fun starts with about 15 miles of lots of hairpins and great scenery. Once at the top the scenery is awesome and there are many scenic trails to climb.

Mt Baker

Photo of Mt. Baker taken by "Geezy Rider"

Above photo taken in July 08 by "Geezy Rider." Next to the famous "The Three Sisters"
motorcycle road in Texas, the Bellingham Mt Baker Road is his all time favorite!

Motorcycle Roadside Amenities:

There are fair/good local restaurant's in Maple Falls and Glacier. With gas at Nooksack, Deming, the "Y' where Hwy 9 splits back off to 542, Maple Falls, and finally Glacier.

Directions:

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Written directions:

From Bellingham, WA simply head northeast out of town on WA Route 542 (Mt Baker Road).

Additional Information:

- View the weather forecast for this area from Yahoo weather.

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