MotoRevRoute Twisty Staff Pick
Chuckanut Drive
Burlington to Fairhaven
- Distance
- 21 mi
- Riding Time
- 38 min
- Climb
- 1,539 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- Rideable all year. Summer and early fall bring the driest pavement.
- Fuel
- Fuel is available in Burlington and Bellingham. There is none along the cliff section.
- Watch For
- Narrow lanes with no shoulders, tight blind curves, rockfall, cyclists, and slow sightseeing traffic.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
State Route 11 runs from Burlington across the flat farmland of the Samish Flats, then climbs onto the side of Chuckanut Mountain and winds along the cliffs above Samish Bay and Chuckanut Bay, with views of the San Juan Islands, past Larrabee State Park to Bellingham's Fairhaven district.
Stops
- StartBurlington
- FinishFairhaven
