The idea of this route is to ride 100 miles on the Burke Gilman and Centennial Trails. (I believe that Gilman was the guy behind the Seattle, Lakeshore and Eastern which is where the right of way for the Centennial trail came from.) The return is on the interurban and the route begins and ends at …
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the Interurban trail goes left agross the bike bridge, the Green River trail goes right under Interurban Ave. and I-405 Follow the Green River trail along the meanders of the Green River until it intersects with the Interurban trail again by Willis Rd. on the south side of Kent. Turn right on the Interurban and …
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Head south on First Ave. NW. turn left on 60th turn right on Greenwood take the first left onto 59th take the first right onto Phinney (has a bike lane) turn left onto 50th (at the light) turn right onto Fremont (at the light) Go down the hill (may have to stop for the light …
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Duwamish Trail Cross the lower West Seattle bridge. At the west end is the junction with the Alkai bikeway which takes off to the right. Instead, turn left onto Marginal Place SW which takes you down to West Marginal Way in a short block Go south on West Marginal Way (may have some traffic). After …
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Here is a link about the Chehalis Western Trail Here is a link about the bridges over I-5 for the Chehalis Western Trail Directions: To park at the Chambers Lake Trailhead, from Interstate 5 heading south, take Exit 109 and turn right off the exit ramp onto Martin Way. At the next light, turn left on …
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The northern part of the loop is descriped in Wert’s Bakeries #84. Here is a description of the complete loop (clockwise), credited to the Seattle Bicycle Club: Lake Washington Loop Starting Point: Gas Works Park. The Lake Washington Loop is 53.5 miles. By adding to it, the Mercer Island and Seward Park Loops, you extend your overall ride …
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The Lake Washington Trail is a short series of trail segments and frontage roads next to I-405 from I-90 to Gene Coulon park. When the county buys the BNSF right-of-way the trail here will run on that and the intermitant stuff next to the freeway will be superceeded. At the north end this trail connects to …
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The high point trail takes you from Issaquah out to Preston. At the South end you get on either from Sunset (up the freeway on ramp – protected from cars with a jersey barrier) or from First Ave. NE on the east side of I-90 up a new dedicated trail. This second approach and the …
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If you want views or if you’re commuting you need to ride the waterfront trail. Here are the links to the northern end of that ride Terminal 91 bike path Myrtle Edwards Alaska Way – waterfront pathway The Alki Beach trail is the southern end of this ride – here is a link to a …
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Here is a link to the green river trail on the King County website. This trail meanders along the river dikes from Ft. Dent in Tukwilla to South of downtown Kent where it intersects the Interurban Trail The route is only on streets a little way and those are almost entirely without traffic. It goes behind office parks …
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