Rides
Early Season Country Training. Snohomish County's Centennial Trail is a flat, straight rail-trail with smooth asphalt from a recent extension. At 18 miles each way, it makes a good spring warmup route. Biking Puget Sound Excerpt: Centennial Trail
Mountain Views, Floating Bridge and more. The paved, off-street I-90 Trail runs from the north edge of Beacon Hill, just above the I-5/I-90 interchange, east across Lake Washington and Mercer Island to Bellevue. Along the way, it connects with a number of other great cycling routes.NWSource.com Article: I-90 Trail
Get Thee to San Juan: The yacht-filled marinas and whale watching views of San Juan Island await late summer cyclists, and here's a ride from the book to get you there. Biking Puget Sound Excerpt: San Juan Island - Lime Kiln and Roche Harbor.PDF
New City Trail: You don't need to leave Seattle to get a great view of Mount Rainier from an off-street bike trail. Look no further than the new Chief Sealth Trail atop Beacon Hill in south Seattle. NWSource.com Article: Chief Sealth Trail
Tourist Special: Want to turn your visitors on to bicycling in Seattle while showing them our famous sights, like the new Seattle Art Museum Sculpture Park? Try this 10-mile tour. It starts on a paved waterfront pedestrian/bike trail, then transitions to city streets at Pioneer Square. NWSource.com Article: Seattle Waterfront
Spring "Petaling": Itching to get out on your bike and enjoy the spring weather, but concerned because you aren’t really in biking shape yet? Fields of blooming tulips await, on a flat, scenic ride through Skagit County... Biking Puget Sound Excerpt: Skagit Flats and Tulip Fields.PDF
Snake Down, Straight Back: The Green River Trail tour provides a curvy visit to Seattle's southern suburbs, followed by an arrow-straight return up King County's Interurban Trail. To spice it up, make a visit to Cave Man Kitchens... Biking Puget Sound Excerpt: Green River Trail.PDF (scroll down to see tour)
