Rides
Here are samples of a few bike rides from the book, and some others not in the book. Hope you enjoy them, and if you find any changes necessary when on the rides, please drop me a note!
Urban routes:
Chief Sealth: A New Seattle 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. Biking Puget Sound.com Article: Chief Sealth Trail
Historic Seattle Route. Before there were cars in Seattle, there were bikes. Here's a route that closely follows the original bike path created in the 1890s from downtown Seattle to the wooded shores of the big lake. Exclusively for BikingPugetSound.com: Lake Union/Lake Washington Paths (Word version)
Mountain Views, Floating Bridges: The I-90 Trail. 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.Biking Puget Sound.com Article: I-90 Trail
Seattle Waterfront: A Trail for the Cycling Tourist.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. Biking Puget Sound.com Article: Seattle Waterfront
Rural routes:
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
Get Thee to San Juan Island. 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
Ride King County Farmland. Ahh, rural cycling: exercise, fresh air, country scenery. On the Harvest Celebration Farm Tour day, you can visit many farms and help support sustainable local agriculture. Guided tours are planned, and self-guided routes have been developed. Biking Puget Sound.com article: Tour d'Tilth and Tour d'Tilth III
Revised Tacoma Ride. Since Biking Puget Sound was first published, the Tacoma Narrows bridge expansion was finished, and the second span was opened. That meant the book's Tacoma ride - number 46 - needed a bit of updating. Get the new routing to add to your book, and head down to Tacoma! Biking Puget Sound Addendum: BPS Tacoma Revision June 2009.PDF
Spring "Petaling" to the Skagit Tulip Fields. 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
